My brother in law signed up for 4 years in the Army due to end May 2006. He already served 2 tours in Iraq and was forced to stay in the army months beyond what he signed up for due to his previous deployment to Iraq.
He has followed ALL procedures in exiting the Army and has been at his US base now for months returning all gear, filling out forms, etc. He was told and expecting his orders on being done and finished with the Army today (1/11/07).
However, he was told today that someone in the Army put the wrong date down on a form and he would have to resubmit everything and continue to be with the Army until he gets his orders. He is now in limbo, supposed to start his new career next week, and now fearful this is a tactic to force him into redeployment to Iraq.
He did his time and then some. The Army appears to constantly prevent him from leaving. Please help....What can be done to ensure a technicality (delay tactic) does not send him back to Iraq?
2007-01-11 04:52:10 · 6 answers · asked by Thomas C 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
i m in the militry to and people do screw up most the people that work in the places that he was turning in paper work are probaly the lowest ranking soldiers so its is possible they lost paper work i have had it happen to me many times
2007-01-11 04:58:42 · answer #1 · answered by keefer_monster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Got some bad news for you...delay tactic or not, walking out of the Army doesn't mean your brother won't go back to Iraq. When a person initially enlists in the Armed Forces, he/she enlists for a total of eight years (four active duty and four in the Reserve). During that four years in the Reserve, you can be reactivated at any time. So for right now your brother might as well stay in the Army, do what he needs to do, and continue to collect his pay twice a month. Once he's out, he's not really "out" by any stretch...
2007-01-11 13:00:24 · answer #2 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
But did he tell you that he also signed up for an additional 2 years of Inactive Reserve time? Ask him if IRR rings a bell? In times of war the Army can activate that time and he could end up being in longer than he expected.
2007-01-11 12:59:05 · answer #3 · answered by SGT. D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
his initial contract is for EIGHT years. if he has not done a total of eight years yet, than legally, they can hold him until those 8 years have passed. It's Called Stop Loss.
doesn't matter if he signed up for 4 years Active duty only. he is committed to 8 years total. he doesn't have to be released to go Reserves or IRR for his other 4 years, they can keep him longer.
2007-01-11 15:17:32 · answer #4 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This story does not smell right.
When he was extended on stop-loss he was given a new ETS date. Regardless of any paperwork issues this is the last day he will be in active military service.
The most common reason for somebody not to be released on their ETS date is when they facing some sort of criminal charges.
2007-01-11 13:17:20 · answer #5 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
President Bush wants him to do a third extended tour.....
2007-01-11 12:57:04 · answer #6 · answered by Timothy M 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋