How long do you have to serve in the us army when you sign your name to enlist? Any possibilities to legally get out before your time? Also after you serve the amount of time required can they make you serve again?
2006-10-03 09:30:23 · 9 answers · asked by TT M 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
the time you have to serve depends on you asvab score and your mos. ways to get out legally before that would be several ways, there is failure to adjust, meaning you can't live the army life anymore the way you should; if you get injured during the war they usually give you the option to get out; if you're a female then a pregnancy, if you are a guy you can still get out on a pregnancy as long as you are married and your wife is in the service too, means you get out and stay home and take care of the baby while your wife stays in the service; there is med board, where you get injured even not at war or deployed but you wont work the same after all the medicines and surgeries and help, this one takes a long time to get out on. if you get out before your time up they can still call you in to go to Iraq. when you join the army and you enlist for 3 years initially you still have 5 years after that that they can call you up as inactive ready reserve. no matter your initial time in you have a total of 8 years from date of signing the papers to the date you are finally free of it all. the can call you up at anytime, and as many times you will be needed for.
2006-10-04 11:09:06 · answer #1 · answered by Bella's Creations 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 year obligation total whether you do 3, 4, or 6 active and then the rest in the IRR (Inactive Ready Reserves) or you do some as a regular reservist and the rest in IRR, but plan on 8 unless you have some sort of discharge that does not allow you to be in the military anymore. You can also change services. My husband did 4 yrs in the Marines, 3 yrs in the Army and the a med discharge. I know peoplw who did 4 yrs active Navy and 4 yrs reserve Army. Magic number is 8 years.
2006-10-03 09:59:18 · answer #2 · answered by mahree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about the Army....the Air Force is 6 years. I guess each branch is different. The first person said 4 so I'd go with that. You can get out if you have a medical condition that's not known or found before enlisting...like asthma or something like that. My sister almost got out of the Air Force because they thought she had asthma while she was at Basic Training. But, other than something like that, when you're in, you're in until your years of service is over. My dad was in the Army and his whole enlistment was only 2 years....but that was duting Vietnam so maybe it's changed since then.
2006-10-03 09:40:07 · answer #3 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All "first term" contracts are based on an 8 yeat timeline, and "reenlistments" are usually 4 year contracts. It is broken down into active duty and reserve time, consisting of both inactive reserve and active reserve.
A usual active duty hitch, for the Army, can be from 3-6 years, with the remainder as inactive duty time (no monthly meetings, no 2-weeks-a-year).
Straight reserve time is "obligated and non-obligated time"
Obligated, you MUST go in 1 weekend a month and 2 weeks a year (annual training) for your specified contract time (usually 4 years.) That will be the only obligated commitment you will get for your entier career. The rest will be:
Non-obligated, where you can leave active reserve status and go inactive at any time for the rest of your contract.
During your Inactive Ready Reseve time, "IRR", the rest of your 8-year initial contract or your reenlistment contract, you are basicaly a civillian, but you can be recalled to active duty, like now, during a time of war.
-- SSgt, USMC-R
2006-10-03 09:48:28 · answer #4 · answered by Mazz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "standard" active duty enlistment is 4 years. But all enlistments are really 8 years. You would do 4 years active, and then 4 years on the Inactive Ready Reserve. You don't have to do anything during those last 4 years, but it is possible to be called up. Although its not very likely.
Don't plan on getting out until your enlistment is up.
2006-10-03 09:35:40 · answer #5 · answered by Curt 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on if you go active, national guard or reserves. If you choose active, you can choose two or four years. In the reserves you serve what they call a six and teo. Meaning you are obligated to serve at least six years active reserve and the last two years you can choose to go IRR or even active. You are not likely to be called up once you have gotten out. I would recommend you stay your contract in the military because it is hard to get out depending on the circumstance. By the time you process and do the paperwork it will be time for you to get out anyway.
2006-10-03 14:26:23 · answer #6 · answered by Natasha M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its usually 8 years total with the first 2, 4, or 6 active duty and the remainder "inactive reserve," which means you can be called back into active duty, but don't have to do the drills on weekends like the "active reserve,"
However, those times might be extended you could be in for 10 years and scheduled to get out but during a "national emergency" you could be "involuntarily extended" for as long as needed.
2006-10-03 09:57:19 · answer #7 · answered by The Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is with that crap about not being likely to be called up as a Reservist? How many do we have in Iraq right now? I don't know the exact number but I bet it is a lot.
2006-10-03 09:40:06 · answer #8 · answered by Trip S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah what he said to me you sound kinda scared to join which you shouldnt be think of aal the benifits to your life that this opportunity is going to bring: financially, educationally, respect ,training, and once you get out it always looks good to an employer to see the military portion of the app. filled in
2006-10-03 09:43:41 · answer #9 · answered by pbyram1983 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋