Posted on Sep 10, 2015
Re-enlisting after long period; how difficult is it?
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I have been out of the navy for 14 years and I have missed it so much. My ex wife refused to let me reenlist. Now that she is gone I feel it is time to try and get back. How hard is it to get back in? Does anyone have any advice?
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Well that depends on what you did before being discharged. If it was a critical rating then you should have no problem. Also depends on your age for there is a age limit. Just go to a local recruiter for they should be able to help you out.
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I was an ET2 in active navy from 1968-74. great lakes, portsmouth,san diego, nam. after honorable i moved my family back home to g.r.,mi. i have always missed the navy, would go back in a heartbeat. trouble is i will be 66 this oct.
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Gather all paperwork, make sure you meet height/weight standards. Keep your job and wait.
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The biggest hurdle is age. Knew a nurse who was very physically fit...but 5 yrs older than the cut-off age. They refused him. I find the age-thing idiotic but thats a whole 'nother story. I too would re-enlist if it wasn't for the age.
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I rejoined the navy after a 15 year break. If you miss it.. Go for it and rejoin. Contact a recruiter in your area to make sure you will meet all the qualifications. I enjoy being in the Navy more this time then the first time.
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well you won't get your tank back immediately and the only way is to get the information from the source you have to walk into a recruiting station and you might even have to redo basic I'm sorry about your wife I hope this helps
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I was out for 12 years and came back in as an Active Drilling Reservist. Other than the application process and the Background check that takes a little time it was pretty straight forward. Obviously you have to go back to MEPS for screening as well, but not overly complicated....I've been back in for 8 years....
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I was a Navy recruiter in Oklahoma City from 2008-2012. We had NAVETS
(Naval veterans) trying to get back in but we were not accepting them at the time. Thing might have changed go talk to you local navy recruiter, if they say no then I say go into the reserves drill for a year and then put in a request chit to go active . Best of luck to you shipmate.
(Naval veterans) trying to get back in but we were not accepting them at the time. Thing might have changed go talk to you local navy recruiter, if they say no then I say go into the reserves drill for a year and then put in a request chit to go active . Best of luck to you shipmate.
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