Posted on Feb 8, 2023
Is there a way to rescind a contract for army reserves?
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I'm about 27 days from ETS and had my appointment to meet with a retention NCO today. My goal was to transition to inactive reserves. Long story short she made it seem as if my only option was to go reserve or national guard, I asked 3 times about going inactive and she made it seem as if that was not possible. So I signed for a reserve contract, hours later I'm talking to some of the NCOs I work with and they explained that i was not required to sign ANYTHING, but she made it seem as though that wasn't the case. I feel like iv been cheated and lied to. My question is what should I do? Go to legal? I really need help on this.
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This is a lesson you should have learned with your initial enlistment contract: you never have to sign an enlistment contract, it is 100% voluntary every time.
And if you had read your original enlistment contract you would have found that it puts you in the IRR from the date of your ETS to the date 8 years from your original enlistment.
Had you chosen to just ETS, you would be in the IRR next month.
Show up at your Reserve unit, the drill check helps pay the bills until you find a job, and the tuition assistance is nice, Tricare Reserve Select is the absolute cheapest health insurance you will find out there compared to any plan offered by any employer.
If you find later that being in the Reserves is a hardship based on where you work and/or attend school, submit a 368 and request transfer to the IRR.
And if you had read your original enlistment contract you would have found that it puts you in the IRR from the date of your ETS to the date 8 years from your original enlistment.
Had you chosen to just ETS, you would be in the IRR next month.
Show up at your Reserve unit, the drill check helps pay the bills until you find a job, and the tuition assistance is nice, Tricare Reserve Select is the absolute cheapest health insurance you will find out there compared to any plan offered by any employer.
If you find later that being in the Reserves is a hardship based on where you work and/or attend school, submit a 368 and request transfer to the IRR.
Making it seem that you have no option to go IRR is completely different than actually telling you that you can't go IRR. You could try talking to Legal....but I doubt it would go anywhere. IG isn't really an option because all they can do is investigate and recommend.
If Legal can do nothing for you, and if they tell you that legally you are now bound by the Reserve contract, all you can do is report to your Reserve unit when you are required to. Then, you could have a sit down with your Commander and USAR Career Counselor and request a transfer into the IRR.
If Legal can do nothing for you, and if they tell you that legally you are now bound by the Reserve contract, all you can do is report to your Reserve unit when you are required to. Then, you could have a sit down with your Commander and USAR Career Counselor and request a transfer into the IRR.
I am sorry, but I just had to laugh at the post, I was on the trail and always heard the Recruiter stories. Sounds like there is a quota needing to be filled. Of course she "made it sound like" it was the only way, but I am guessing she never really came out and said it, just tap danced around it. Yea I am guessing you got the tap dance shuffle, but on the bright side - I retired from the Reserves and got a very nice pension now, which I am very glad for. Maybe you need to have your cup half full not half empty and drive on and make a career out of the Reserves. Maybe this is a golden opportunity you need to jump on. Just a thought.
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