National Guard will not allow retirment The allegations are False My Husband was asked this year if he wanted to rejoin for another term of 5 years he said no he wanted to retire. His records state he has done 20 years and his contract ends as of Aug.06. When approached by his unit the second time they told him he had to go to PLDC, School to keep his rank for the second time he told them he is retiring. The unit told him to contact Albany when he did, Albany told him to contact his Unit. He received an E-mail stating he didn’t have enough drill time in to retire. My Husband has never been in any trouble and he never missed any drills unless they are counting his 90 day leave every service man receives after returning from a tour. Since he has returned from Iraq he has become increasingly depressed this current problem has made things worse. We need to know who we could contact for help, he should be able to retire just like anyone else. Any Direction is appreciated.
2006-07-01 18:07:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
this is a sticky issue. w/ the 2 current wars going on. if i am not mistaken the will not let any one retire and there being TAD
( temporal additional duty ) and being held back for there inactive 4 years and showed as served inactive time. best thing to do is talk to a lawyer or a jag lawyer due to it being a sticky issue and having 20 years in. it's sad that some one puts in 20 years for there country and gets screwed around like this.
forgot to ask this. whats his rank ??
2006-07-01 18:15:59 · answer #1 · answered by andy3191 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The most important question is:
Does he have his '20 year letter'?
This letter is the official notification that a soldier has completed 20 'good' years of service and is now eligible to retire. If he does not have this letter - then he needs to get a calculation of his retirement points and see if he is missing any.
The person he needs to talk to is his unit administrator. His unit administrator should be able to initiate an RPAS query that will provide a listing of his years of service and retirement points earned for each year. When you get this document - inspect it to see if there are any errors. Then (if there are errors) you need to research his pay records (you did keep his LES's!?!?) and send copies to RPAS so his records can be updated.
Note: Do _not_ contact your congressman unless you have exhausted all other avenues. If you contact a congressman then you will triple the time it takes to fix the problems because at that moment, nobody can talk to you - all information can only be given to the congressman. Then when the congressman gets around to it - the information will get to you.
Also, if he was given a conditional promotion to E5 - then he was aware at the time that he would not be able to keep the rank (or retire at the rank) unless he later met all the requirements for the rank.
2006-07-01 18:42:49 · answer #2 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to his 20 year letter.. is his Job affected under Stop Loss? is his unit scheduled to go to the Litter box soon and is undermanned? Lots of things can prevent someone from retiring.
Like was mentioend before, he needs to contact a Vet Affaitrs representattive to help determine first off, if he actually DOES have the time in service calculated correctly, and then work from there.
2006-07-02 09:38:02 · answer #3 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a veteran and I assisted veterans in my work. I am now disabled and retired. I would very much like to assist you and your husband because that is what I have done in my life. (I am not asking you for anything, nor will I) But from experience, I can tell you that you guys need assistance. You have to go and get it. You have rights, and you need to take advantage of your rights.
zvirgil2@yahoo.com
Like the VA is required to assist your husband. But, he needs to go and ask for help. This may seem obvious, but believe me I know of many Vietnam Veterans who waited to long to ask for help. In fact, he has one year to register at the VA after he gets discharged. That is a deadline.
Because you asked this question, you do not need to suffer this problem. OK
Also very important is to deal with the National Guard properly. In this your husband needs some assistance also. He needs an advocate that knows the laws and will explain the process. I am not sure who in the National Guard he should talk to, but he needs legal advice about the situation.
Disabled America Veterans is a good Veterans assistance program. They work closely with the VA and act as his and your advocate. Phone number and Web site for DAV is as follows. 1-877-426-2838. www.dav.org.
I hear you.
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2006-07-01 19:18:09 · answer #4 · answered by zclifton2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess this may not apply but a friend of mine an MP was trying to switch from guard to active and it took some 6 months to do it and in the end he had to talk to a 2 star general and he finaly said ok. so maby your husband can get incontact with the way higher ups, like a 2 star general, senator, govoner, DoD
2006-07-01 18:15:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the Department of Defense. He cannot be legally held after his term if he does not want to continue. If the DOD does not help him, seek legal advise.
2006-07-01 18:10:43 · answer #6 · answered by Techietoast 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact your Senator!
2006-07-01 18:10:00 · answer #7 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋