Posted on Jan 17, 2019
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Honest question I would like facts not so much opinions. (Minor opinions acceptable) what is the process taken to get out of a active duty contract with a little over two years left and ethier switching to national guard,reserves, or general discharge
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SFC Retention Operations Nco
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The fact is you have to ETS or get kicked out, lose all your benefits, and be completely ineligible for transferring into the Reserve component.
Outside of any extraordinary circumstances granting a hardship discharge, or medical discharge, those are the straight facts. Anyone else who tells you different is selling you something, or a barracks lawyer.
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SPC Erich Guenther
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This is correct you will be treated as in breach of the contract you signed. They are not going to do you any favors. Your rank will be frozen and for the 6-8 months it takes to liesurely process your paperwork you will be under a no favorable actions ban which they also tend to call a bar to re-enlistment. Leave requests very restricted, your restricted to barracks or post usually and eligible for every single work detail that comes across the 1SG desk. Additionally, in an Infantry unit your going to be continually picked on because your not going to be training with the other soldiers and they will treat you as voluntary dead wood. You will leave the service after this 6-8 month period very bitter at how they treated you on the way out.......nobody will care in the unit though.
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CSM Darieus ZaGara
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There is no established process for this scenario. You would have to call into one of several other categories in order to leave service prematurely, all of which are derogatory in nature. You best bet is to fulfill your commitment honorably, leaving the service with your head held high ready to take on the world. Thank you for your service.
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1SG Retired
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This is the process:
Complete your full term of service.
Be separated due to poor performance, misconduct, medical, hardship, or failure to maintain body composition standard.
Without you stating a cause for you to be released from the contract you entered into, this is as detailed an answer I can provide.
Based on your visible rank and your post stating you have a little over 2 years remaining, it appears you may be headed to an early separation.
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What is the process taken to get out of an AD contract with a little over 2 years left and switching to NG, Reserves, or a general discharge?
SGT Dave Matteson
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Listen, do the time. Two years will fly by then go Guard or Reserves or...get out. You may surprise yourself and want to re-enlist. Everyone that has responded to you has had the same thought at the beginning "what did I do, Why did I do it". I've been kicking myself in the butt for retiring. Unfortunately it was time. If you force a hand you may never recover from it. Finish the tour.
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SSG 12 B Instructor
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"I would like facts not so much opinions"... Roger that Major PV2! How about you just fulfill your obligation and do the two years. There is no early way out that would allow you to re-enlist anywhere. Just finish out the two years and then enlist in the guard or reserve.... Everyone just wants an easy path! It doesn't exist, just work!
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Sgt Field Radio Operator
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Edited 7 y ago
Josh, you asked the same question two days ago, and were told that you can not get out of your contract. You failed to reply to any of theses responses. Evidently, you did not like the answers, so you are asking the question again, hoping for an answer that you like. Honest answer.

Your statement "I would like facts not so much opinions." Do you think that the responses from two days ago are opinions and not facts?

https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/can-i-drop-early-from-active-duty-11b
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SFC Platoon Sergeant
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The easiest way out is to do your time and get out honorably.
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SSG Byron Howard Sr
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2 years is nothing finish and be proud of you sell the rest of the free world will be as proud of you as you are.
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SPC Erich Guenther
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Edited 7 y ago
In the United States if you really wanted out, it is going to take 6 to 8 months on average from initial request and they are not going to give you NG or Reserves, they are just going to boot you out. During that time your rank will be frozen and you will be under a no favorable actions ban more than likely. Additionally, if your in a an Infantry unit they are going to harrass you with various work details, name calling and such and even try to convince you via unfriendly means to stay. Hence folks are going to tell you the easiest way out is just to stay in and do your time and that is actually the no BS answer here. As I told you before things get easier as a PFC and then SPC, your jumping out or attempting to right at the end of the initial period of adjustment. Requesting to get chaptered out is among the worst decisions you can make at this point.
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SSG Edward Tovatt
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"Hunt the good stuff". You didn't give a reason why you want out early, so I'll assume it's because life in the infantry was either not what you expected or harder than you were expecting. Either way, I agree with the others that commented. You should fulfill your commitment and get out honorably. I would take it a step farther and encourage you to find the positive things in your daily routine. Go to the gym after work and get better at pt. Study the 10 level tasks that pertain to your role in your unit. Ultimately, you need to get better at what you do and I think you will find, life becomes easier. Besides, more likely than not, this job is probably better than most of the jobs you might find on the outside. I ETSed once before. I even had a really good PACE plan in place too, but civilian life just didn't work out for me. Fortunately, I got out after five years on good terms and found myself back on active status in under two weeks. You want to fulfill your commitment honorably and ETS on good terms.
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