how can i find where to send a letter requesting separation from the delayed entry program?

Question

Other than from a recruiter

I know I have to send it to a navy commanding officer but where at ?
what address?

Answer 1

You do not need a letter to separate from DEP. You really should tell your recruiter that you are no longer interested. You have not been officially sworn in, that would actually happen the morning that you leave for basic training. Your recruiter would never tell you that. The military has no legal "rights" to you so you can leave anytime you want.

Answer 2

Your best bet is to go through your recruiter. But most of all do not ignore this as the last person advised trust me when I say sooner or later it will catch up with you. They will put a warrant out for you and one day you will be pulled over for running a stoplight or something like that, and you will have to face it. Trust me from personal experience do not listen to rumors or take advice from anyone who cannot get you a formal release in writing from the military. Your recruiter may try to push you but push back and ask for a superior go up the chain of command if you have to but once you sign the papers it is not easy to get a release but it can be done if you go up the chain of command. I am former Navy who made some mistakes early on regarding this same situation and basically ended up facing a criminal record and time in the brig. I only avoided this by fulfilling my obligation. Don't let anyone tell you this cannot or does not happen I know it does. I saw it first hand and there were dozens of other people being held with me for the same type of offenses. Once you are in this situation the only way to avoid a record and possibly brig time is to fulfill your obligation, even this is not an easy way out as you don't have to stand court martial but you have to go to captain's mast and usually end up loosing pay and are placed on restriction for a long time which makes it harder than just serving in the first place. But at least it is not a civilian criminal record and no jail time.

Answer 3

As a former soldier, as long as you haven't gone down to the Military entrance station you are not officially in yet. Call your recruiter and tell him you've changed your mind, but it sounds like your afraid to talk to him. You could go the "yellow" way and ignore his phone calls and him, never show to an appointment etc.

Answer 4

Contact your recruiter, If he gives you the runaround, contact the Regional recruiting headquarters or the Department of the Navy, Washington, DC.

Answer 5

One final thing about the DEP some recruiters may not want you to know: In this program, you enlist, and "promise" to ship out for boot camp on the designated date. This is a binding contract, and if the military wanted to, they could prosecute you for not shipping out on the date specified on the contract. However, current regulations and policies require the military services to discharge you from the DEP, if -- at any time before shipping out -- you apply to be released from the contract (the request should be in writing and should state the reason you wish to be discharged from the DEP). If a recruiter tells you that you will go to jail if you back out of DEP, he/she's lying to you. If he/she tells you that you will never be able to enlist again, he/she is lying to you. If they tell you that you will be "blacklisted," he/she is lying to you. If he/she tells you that you will be given a "general" discharge, he/she is lying to you. In fact, the only bad consequences to dropping out of the DEP, is that if you later want to enlist in that same service, it will be on THEIR terms, not yours. Most services have policies that require a waiver processing for recruits who previously dropped out of DEP of their service. Because of this, many programs (such as guaranteed job) may not be available, should you change you mind (Note: This doesn't apply if you drop out of the DEP of one service, then join a different service).

That being said, if you request a discharge from the DEP, expect your recruiter to be (justifiably) angry. He/she's invested several hours of his/her valuable time in your enlistment, and the military has spent a significant amount of time and funds in your tests and medical physical.

Answer 6

If you have not been sworn in and signed your actual enlistment papers just tell your recruiter to go to hell!!