Is there an early out option to join the Reserves? Is the employment 180-day early voluntary release still an option?

2020-10-01T16:14:02-04:00

Is there an early out options to join reserves? Is the employment 180 day early voluntary release still an option?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 1 at 2020 4:18 PM

2020-10-01T16:18:14-04:00

I do not believe that is an option anymore.

Response by SSG Steven Borders made Oct 1 at 2020 4:27 PM

2020-10-01T16:27:24-04:00

No, your are other options you can do try though. Speak with your ARA at your unit. You can try to do a hardship release to IRR. I am not saying they will work or not work though. In my time as a MIL TECH I have had one hardship packet go through.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 1 at 2020 6:29 PM

2020-10-01T18:29:01-04:00

Based on your motivations I suggest a simple TPU-TPU transfer. The grass isn't always greener, but the OPTEMP's can certainly be tamer. Just find a unit with a billet you can slot into that is more in line with your current life situation.

Not so un-similar, I was just getting run into the ground with my last assignment. That's a totally different conversation, but at the end of the day I was just looking for a unit close to home to transfer after my time in a position 400 miles away from home. Fast forward, even now in absence of CV-19 I would just be punching the battle assembly clock. Now, technically I can get to my IRR window by simply doing virtual battle assemblies for several months (not that I want IRR, but it's there).

What you are trying to do is get out of your situation, and easiest path to changing situations is a simple TPU-TPU transfer. If you have sufficient time in your current position a simple transfer is going to have the least resistance to deny you, and the strongest position to push back to IG if denied.

Now, the part of the game I can't help you with is finding said "ideal" unit, but here's how I'd start.
1) Look up the vacancies via https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-375787
2a) You are not going to know a unit's OPTEMO from the above link
3) If you can go onto FMSWEB knowing the unit UIC and you can look them up. You will want a UIC that is only in the TDA section and not in the MTOE section. That's a good place to start.
3a) You can also "read between the lines" the METL of the unit via FMSWEB. It might say in the narrative if a unit is non deployable, and will spell out if they have equipment on hand. In absence of those two things chances are they will have a very tame training schedule.
4) Ideally, you'd visit the unit in person during their BA. So your mileage may vary depending on the CV19 situation.

You can literally find yourself in a unit that does nothing more than the advertised 48 MUTAs and 14 days of AT.

The BEST PART is you'd still straight up be TPU, and as far as any "drama" is concerned with your future career decisions you would have always just been a run of the mill TPU status. You'd still probably be getting 70 or so points a year, and an annual NCOER.

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Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 1 at 2020 9:14 PM

2020-10-01T21:14:20-04:00

You may contract into the Reserves at 180 days from ETS. Your contract starts after ETS.
There is no 180 employment release. That ended years ago and was only part of the reduction in force. When you are Indef you can voluntarily separate at any time.