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Whom it may concern,
My unit is currently fenced in for a deployment to Korea in 2016. I have a ETS of October 2016 and I am being told if I don't extend, I will be assigned to a different unit and I will be forced to involuntarily separate prior to my re-enlistment window. Is there any ground for being involuntarily separated? I want to verify I am not being BS'd here.
Any input?
Oh btw, I have to make the choice by Nov 12th, which is a couple of days from now.
My unit is currently fenced in for a deployment to Korea in 2016. I have a ETS of October 2016 and I am being told if I don't extend, I will be assigned to a different unit and I will be forced to involuntarily separate prior to my re-enlistment window. Is there any ground for being involuntarily separated? I want to verify I am not being BS'd here.
Any input?
Oh btw, I have to make the choice by Nov 12th, which is a couple of days from now.
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SGT. Key,
I will check with my sources at HRC on this once they return to work on Wednesday, however unofficially I will inquire today. Normally in Recruiting would get a message regarding policy such as this.
I will check with my sources at HRC on this once they return to work on Wednesday, however unofficially I will inquire today. Normally in Recruiting would get a message regarding policy such as this.
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Is this what your command chain is saying? I would not think it would be legal for them to force you to extend beyond your ETS date. Hopefully some other Army folks on RP can provide some valuable insight. You may want to ask the IG their thoughts on the issue. When I was a medic the Army Guard, they threatened me with a less than honorable discharge for something totally bogus. I called the IG to see if my unit was wrong, they were.
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SFC (Join to see)
I applaud you SSG Joaquin Goicoechea for your candor and professionalism. Well said.
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SSG Joaquin Goicoechea, your response advice was spot on. I would like to add that while various military units ALWAYS have some type of mission to fulfill, we as leaders also need to keep the morale of our subordinates in mind. Make no mistake, there is a time and a place for the "shut up and color", "Suck it up" montra. But you also want to ensure that your troops are 100% mentally focused on the mission, especially in a volatile overseas mission.
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I've seen this firsthand for several combat deployments and don't see how upcoming rotations to Korea would be any different. Comparing it to old stop-loss polcies is wrong. You have a choice. They may be limited, but they exist. Are their not financial incentives to being involuntarily separated as well?
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Thanks to all for your input and prompt replies. I appologize to anyone who might have been offended from the verbage in my initial post; not my intentions to offend. Also, it looks like it is too high of a risk to decline extending for Korea, esp if going back to Korea is where they will be sending me. I have spoken with my career counselor and will be extending for Korea. Again, thanks for everyone's input.
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SFC Mark Merino
When it is your career and your future in the balance, it is smart to ask LOTS of questions and verify facts from multiple sources. The way we ask questions can often get different answers just by changing a word or two. Same thing goes when we ask for help. We can easily offend, unintentionally at times, with a choice of verbage. Best of luck to you and keep us in the loop with how things go. I never got stationed in Korea. Now that I'm a civilian I feel like I missed out. I might catch an AMC flight and do the tourist thing.
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