i've been in the army national gaurds for a little over 1 yr. and have not been sent to boot camp yet. i want to kno if it is mandatory to go to the weekend drills before they send you away for camp. also i wanted to kno if they can put yu in jail for not goin to the weekends if ive not been to camp yet? also ive gotten a DUI with in the year. i jus want to get out because this army is jus not benifiting me at all. i went in for the money and the 100% tution and now there tellin me i cant get a bonus or any college tution cause i only signed up for 3 years and the bonus and tution is for 6 years or more. caan some one help me to figure out away to get out with out a dis honorable discharge?
Thank yu
2006-12-04 12:48:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You seriously joined for the wrong reason, but yes the moment you started swore in and started drawing pay, you officially are theirs. I do not know of any state that does not offer any tuition assistance to their National Guard/ Reserve soldiers/marines/airmen/sailors, if you finished Boot Camp/Basic training AND your advanced individual training and become fully job qualified.
Your DUI wont effect anything since you have been qualified yet because you technically dont have a "military" job right now. And yes after a certain amount of time you do not show up and your status becomes Unexcused absence to AWOL than they will start trying to find you depending on the state, depending on the state and if you go to a public university they can get their fingers and hold your academic transcripts/activity, with-hold loans and other activities in an attempt to get a hold of you.
You should have looked at the fine print when you signed the contract, yes like everytime you put your signature on a contract it is a legal document that you should READ, since you are in college you can read I hope. When you buy a house, a car, take a loan you read all the fine print, same here.
Your best bet is get a hold of a Army chaplain and explain your situation to him, he will than go to a JAG (legal) officer and see what the deal is. If you are to officially take the services of the JAG officer he is legally and morally bound to be in your best interest. There are civilian lawyers that can do this for you but since you went in for the money I am assuming you dont have a lot of it.
2006-12-04 18:57:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Woah guys..... the national guard contract says he must have shipped to basic in 9 months after signing the contract...... google AR 630-10 and read it. You should be able to get out with that
2016-04-18 14:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by Rhenius 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having done my time in the National Guard, I can only say that if you skip your weekend drills, you are leaving yourself open to being hauled off to jail. You are considered to be a Federal prisoner, and therefore are denied the association of other prisoners. You will eventually be brought before your commanding officer, courtmartialed, and given a dishonorable discharge. Your best bet is to tough out your three years, and leave with an honorable discharge.
2006-12-04 12:57:20 · answer #3 · answered by Beau R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If ur good enuff there is a loop hole that barely ne one knows about but if u have not yet been to basic or AIT them formally u are not theres but if u have been there is a 30 day period after AIT that u can get out. P.S. if u get a general discharge by going awol u can have it over turned to an honorable discharge in 6 months.
2006-12-04 12:53:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How about you suck it up and be a man, or try and live up to the man you could be. Go active duty, its is a very different life style then nasty guard and reserve rejects. While you are trying to weasel out of what every american should be required to do soldier are out there dieing everyday so you can abuse the freedoms you have. Living free is a privlege, not a right.
2006-12-04 13:20:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good luck!! You signed up and agreed to the 3 years or whatever it is, you are stuck. And yes there is a possibility they can put you in jail for missing your weekends. It is called being AWOL (Absent WithOut Leave).
Do your time and quit whining about it.
2006-12-04 12:54:08 · answer #6 · answered by trollwzrd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suck it up. You signed a contract and now your trying to get out of your contract? You make me sick. You should be ashamed of yourself. Be a man and fulfill your contract. I wouldn't recommend going AWOL because you will have a hard time finding good job after you get out of jail. That whole "I'm a felon" saying doesn't look good on a job application. If you are lucky enough to find a job with your record, get used to the words, "Would you like an apple pie with that?".
2006-12-04 14:00:53 · answer #7 · answered by af21 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You signed the papers you coward, now you must deal with your actions. It sounds like your mommy can't get you out of this one. Do you think you would just go "camping" ? You signed up to the military in the UNITED STATES ARMY. Son, the D.I. is just going to love you!
2006-12-04 12:57:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can always do like our president and desert but then your daddie may not be VP so you would probably get into trouble for that. But you signed a contract and swore you would honor it so you gonna have to have some mega ting circumstances in order to get out now.
2006-12-04 13:00:12 · answer #9 · answered by roy40372 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Awww poor thing...it's not benefitting you???? WTF IS THAT...you make me sick....
I was active duty for 6 years....and while I did have the benefit of going to college and becoming a better person..I gave my all while I was in....I did it because it was the right thing to do....I owe that to my country.
I don't know about the National Guard...but you signed the papers you POS.
Did you ever stop to think that maybe in life it's not always about you??
2006-12-04 13:12:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋