SPC Private RallyPoint Member 4305841 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>when and how can a soldier void contract or can he?? 2019-01-21T21:19:01-05:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 4305841

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>when and how can a soldier void contract or can he??

2019-01-21T21:19:01-05:00 2019-01-21T21:19:01-05:00 SGM Bill Frazer 4305923

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Lets see, Lawyers have reviewed , studied and changed contracts in the Army ever since Geo Washington was President. You have a better chance of winning the big lottery than you do voiding a contract.

2019-01-21T21:56:15-05:00 2019-01-21T21:56:15-05:00 MSG Steve Wiersgalla 4305929

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why in the hell would you want to do that? You need to add way more details quickly.

2019-01-21T21:57:32-05:00 2019-01-21T21:57:32-05:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 4305990

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Probably not the answer you’re looking for, but fail a few APFTs in a row. Go AWOL. Punch your commander. You’ll be out of the Army in no time. <br /><br />Unfortunately, soldiers simply don’t have much luck in the area of, “this contract isn’t doing it for me for reasons XYZ. I’ll just void it.”

2019-01-21T22:35:43-05:00 2019-01-21T22:35:43-05:00 CSM Darieus ZaGara 4306006

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If the service member has not gone to basic then there is a chance, other than that it is virtually impossible.

2019-01-21T22:49:32-05:00 2019-01-21T22:49:32-05:00 CPT Ray Gilmore 4306022

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You can void your contract a number of ways..... they are outlined in the UCMJ.... take your pick and your chain of command will gladly put you out of the service. Then, you can enjoy civilian life with a Dishonorable Discharge. <br /><br />OR......Finish your term of service, and don&#39;t re-up.

2019-01-21T22:55:22-05:00 2019-01-21T22:55:22-05:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 4306087

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You cannot void your contract unless your contract was defective, unfulfilled, fraudulent or erroneous, and the contract cannot be renegotiated.<br />Like any business contract, it is legally binding and one party can&#39;t choose to void a contract without the other party&#39;s consent. That&#39;s the whole point of a contract.

2019-01-21T23:51:21-05:00 2019-01-21T23:51:21-05:00 SSG Brian G. 4306096

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You have a better chance of winning the lottery than you do of voiding a contract. However it can be done. But the member has to cross the t&#39;s and dot the i&#39;s and even then they have to rely on MEPS to have screwed up in some legal fashion which is rare. <br /><br />Effectively if there is something in the contract that the military fails to contractually make good on then that is potentially legal grounds. Other than that there is literally no way to void a contract. <br /><br />Now the SM can willfully screw up or fail to perform or simply not adjust to military life in which case they are chaptered out but that is not contract voiding.

2019-01-21T23:59:04-05:00 2019-01-21T23:59:04-05:00 1SG Flo Carrigan 4306608

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Like the comments before mine....not an easy thing to do. Just remember, you do something crazy to get out....it will follow you the rest of your life. The DD214 issued with &quot;Other Than Honorable&quot; will be questioned, &amp; many will not take into consideration that it was a &quot; Young dumb move&quot;. Think clearly of all the issues you could face afterwards before doing anything.

2019-01-22T08:05:19-05:00 2019-01-22T08:05:19-05:00 SPC Erich Guenther 4307008

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If you feel the Army has wronged you in some way via enlistment or the contract. There is an established appeal process via the ABCMR (Army Board for Correction of Military Records). They handle mistakes made at the MEPS, mistakes made by your local Chain of Command, mistakes made in what was promised to you and documented. They are the final authority and usually if the board rules in your favor on an issue the corrective memo is signed by a General Officer and amazingly nobody stands in it&#39;s way. The minor issue is they can also find mistakes NOT in your favor during their investigations (though rare). You have to abide by their authority either way and no retribution is taken against you for using this process (by Army Regs it is akin to using the Open Door Policy). They last had the submission form on the internet the last I looked and it is completely you doing the submission via self-service. They are the only authority I have seen that has ever offered a Soldier to back out of an enlistment contract and return back to civilian life as part of a settlement. I used ABCMR to correct my rank when the MEPS screwed up the rank for college credits calculation, they were very fair to me when I used them and issued a formal apology as well. They even backdated the rank and issued back pay.

2019-01-22T11:00:36-05:00 2019-01-22T11:00:36-05:00 MSG Private RallyPoint Member 4307517

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>So this Soldier was promised something, right? Is it in their contract? Do they meet all stipulations of said incentive? If so and their unit is not helping then reach out to IG. However, if it&#39;s not in their contract, it&#39;s their fault for not reading it. Remember, we are all adults, not kids when we sign these contracts. If this Soldier was a 17 year old at the time of signing their contract then mommy and daddy should&#39;ve evaluated the contract before letting junior go be a Soldier.<br /><br />That said, I hate these obscure questions. Always lay out details so we are not guessing.

2019-01-22T14:48:41-05:00 2019-01-22T14:48:41-05:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 4308001

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Wha-huh???

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