My husband retires in 5 years from the Army. I keep hearing from people when I say that.."Yeah...if they let him"!! Are you stuck with the Military even when you are scheduled to retire at 20 years? How is that possible? I am new to the Military lifestyle somewhat,and I am curious what people mean by this. Thanks!
2006-09-11 08:35:11 · 10 answers · asked by Holly 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
After his 20 years of service the government may hold him for awhile longer, depending on the situation. Once he retires he will be placed on IR status, and could possibly be re-called at a later date.
I wouldn't sweat it too much, in 5 years (2011) the war in Iraq will have been over for awhile, and unless we go right after Iran or North Korea there shouldn't be any problems with him taking retirement.
2006-09-11 08:43:27 · answer #1 · answered by AirborneSaint 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ok here is the deal. After 20 years of service he is eligible to retire. If for some reason they have is MOS on a stop loss they will hold him on active duty.
Once he does retire he is always subject to recall. As long as the government is paying him they have to option to recall him to active duty.
Both of these things have happened before and will happen again.
Not wanting to sound rude or anything, but he was military when you married him, so you should have considered all of that before hand....
Being married to a military person is not an easy thing to deal with. We are unique in our obligations and responsibilites.
2006-09-11 22:51:29 · answer #2 · answered by Chief 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where in his reenlistment he is. If he re lists for up to 8 years 3 years before he wants to retire, they will not let him out. Pay attention to paperwork, the military sticks with what is signed not what is said.
2006-09-11 16:15:31 · answer #3 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not hard to retire. When there is a dire need in someones field (a real shortage), then occasionally people are held to fill the need, but this is very rare. More common in times of war, but still very rare. Most of what you rear are just stories and not really true (as in "a friend of a friend of a friend).
2006-09-11 15:43:21 · answer #4 · answered by wildraft1 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
During times of "war". Yes it is. They have a stop-loss policy which basically states that they can keep you in the service as long as they need you or until they can replace your skill set, which may also include experience. So again, its called Stop-loss. Also, even if he retires they can still recall him, but I dont know the limit on that.
2006-09-11 15:46:59 · answer #5 · answered by rolla_jay510 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well in times of peace they do not like people to reach retirement age and try to get them out before that so the government does not have to pay them the higher insurance and pay.
With the middle east problems he may have to stay longer now.
It all depends on his job and available replacements for him.
2006-09-11 15:38:53 · answer #6 · answered by Biker 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My dad was supposed to retire after 20+ yrs. He turned in his papers but his superiors "held" the papers and told him not to make any plans. Finally, they let him retire. So, they will let you go when they decide to let you go.
2006-09-11 15:39:07 · answer #7 · answered by Jasmine 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With Stop Loss, it is indeed possible to be held past your retirement date. This is more likely to happen if his unit is either deployed or about to deploy, or he has a critical MOS that is severely undermanned.
2006-09-11 18:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cousin put 3 times before they let him out after 22 years. Few people are enlisting now. So, they keep them longer. They just called up thousands of U.S.M.C. inactive reservists.
2006-09-11 15:42:03 · answer #9 · answered by doggiebike 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
YES,
YOU R MEETING BAD PEOPLE
2006-09-11 15:43:09 · answer #10 · answered by dr b 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋