A friend recently joined the Navy, she enlisted, though she has a bachelor's degree... She does not like it, is there some type of grace period in which she can get out?
2006-06-29 17:13:43 · 22 answers · asked by nuttylouuk 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Usually not. Despite popular belief, getting pregnant no longer gets you out of the service. After 60 days maternity leave after birth, you are back on the job. And if you are overseas, you get to come home for the birth, and then sent back to fulfill your time on deployment. This was done to prevent female getting pregnant on purpose to get out of hard duty.
She signed a contract which works both ways - she can't leave and they can't fire her. So she has to stay, and regardless of mission needs, they have to pay her to do a job, even if they have too many people.
2006-06-29 17:25:52 · answer #1 · answered by Lobos 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No grace period but she can get out.
Repeatedly being AWOL will get her a ticket home(along with some brig time).
I'm not sure if it still works, but some of the girls that went in during the Viet Nam era got knocked up when they found out they might get sent over there. That one got 'em sent home in a hurry.
Personally, I feel the second option was much more fun.
2006-06-30 00:20:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no grace period......... she signed a contract.......she has to do her time (or) take a dis-honorary discharge ( which is frowned upon by future employers) and the only way to get honorable discharge is if she has ashma or a messed up limb or something.....she may just have to do her 2 or 4 yrs (whatever she enlisted for).........
2006-06-30 00:22:05 · answer #3 · answered by RaeRae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As soon as her enlistment in is up, she can leave. she may want to look into becoming an officer. She has accomplished the first step by having a degree. She sould talk to her NCOIC, and her CO, to see what she needs to do.
2006-06-30 11:11:13 · answer #4 · answered by Bill S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to making a pledge (something about honor, keeping your word, all that silly stuff) she signed a contract. Soooo, no.
Of course, she can make such a fuss that the Navy may release her for the "good of the service". It might happen. Or she could just bloom where she planted herself.
2006-06-30 00:18:59 · answer #5 · answered by Fred S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, once your in, you must serve your enlistment term or do something really dumb to get a discharge and that will follow you the rest of your life. some have gotten a medical discharge.
2006-06-30 00:22:20 · answer #6 · answered by hollywood71@verizon.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. After a few years in the Fed. Penn. at Leavenworth, KS.
2006-06-30 00:36:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No grace period but there are ways out...getting pregnant is one, or she could fail out of her career, or medically somehow if she is unable to deploy (ie back problems)
2006-06-30 00:18:36 · answer #8 · answered by Jackie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not until she fulfills her initial contract. and even then she may be subject to Stop Loss. The Navy invested time and money in training her, now it's her turn to repay that debt.
2006-06-30 18:23:20 · answer #9 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suggest that she not re-enlist when here time is up..or tell her CO and I'm sure he'll be really helpful.
2006-06-30 00:22:35 · answer #10 · answered by silversurf88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋