Posted on Mar 29, 2017
How can I do an early separation if I have a couple job offers, but I deploy in October and my ETS is over a year away?
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SPC(P) (Join to see) You actually sound like you have a couple reasons here. As you mentioned before , if your daughter and wife's medical conditions are the main reason. I would suggest that they are enrolled in the Exceptional Family Members Program (EFMP), If they are and their conditions require you to get out of the military early I am sure they can guide you in the proper procedures to accomplish this. But as far as ETSing early for a job, you have to realize that with an upcoming deployment, your unit has been training you and planning on you being there. So it is not an easy decision for the Army just to let a Soldier go that is scheduled to deploy. Have to look at the big picture for the Army as well.
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I'm in the EFMP program but it's not really great as it seems. Tricare in fort Hood is really awful. THe nursing company is useless, lack of knowledge, with actitud, one nurse show up smelling like mariguana and dropping everything, cancel assistance at the last minute, falling asleep. It's a disaster I guess Fort Hood standards. But we don't have options we try everything and really disappointed
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Here is the regulation. But, you will need a damn good reason for the Army to let you go, because the Army.........unless it's a once in a lifetime opportunity........won't let someone go just for a job offer or two.
http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r635_200.pdf
http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r635_200.pdf
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My very first reason is that my daughter needs to have a father. For her almost first year she had so many surgeries that a normal person in 2 lives, also my wife health is not very good and that’s why “I cant wait”. all of this while I’m deployed with ADA company meaning getting deployed once every other year, and the support system of my company back then and FRG was really the worst of the worst.
But I understand that I’m part of the 0.01 % of soldiers with a really bad experiences. Needless to say my work speak by itself and Battalion in the last field exercise recently recognize it. I’m 37 years old with tons of years of experiences in so many areas and ways that sometimes amaze me too. what people call lifetime opportunity I called Goals and be in the U. S. ARMY was one since I was a toddler. Im from Spain and how many times people told me crazy but I always find the way to accomplish what I want to do it no matter what and i figured it out how to getr in US no jumping or swiming the boarders. the next goal is work in CDC or a company that will feed my desire of knowledge, that its above of money or any material recognition.
If the army was a civilian job they will make sure to not let me go at all because good soldiers like me are the ones that rise the standards. Like I always said a bad soldier do something right its call improvement but a spotless soldier do it 24/7 is his job and that’s all matters.
SSG Thanks for the link I really apreciate your response.
But I understand that I’m part of the 0.01 % of soldiers with a really bad experiences. Needless to say my work speak by itself and Battalion in the last field exercise recently recognize it. I’m 37 years old with tons of years of experiences in so many areas and ways that sometimes amaze me too. what people call lifetime opportunity I called Goals and be in the U. S. ARMY was one since I was a toddler. Im from Spain and how many times people told me crazy but I always find the way to accomplish what I want to do it no matter what and i figured it out how to getr in US no jumping or swiming the boarders. the next goal is work in CDC or a company that will feed my desire of knowledge, that its above of money or any material recognition.
If the army was a civilian job they will make sure to not let me go at all because good soldiers like me are the ones that rise the standards. Like I always said a bad soldier do something right its call improvement but a spotless soldier do it 24/7 is his job and that’s all matters.
SSG Thanks for the link I really apreciate your response.
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SPC(P) (Join to see) - I know there is a section in there that pertains to medical hardships chapter relating to family members. I just can't remember which section it is.
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Well, I recommend talking to your career planner. They are typically in the know regarding separation packages and early out packages. Just remember, if higher headquarters isn't signing off on them, then you're out of luck. But back when we were drawing down the forces it was incredibly easy to get an early out package signed off.
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