How do you quit the army?????????

Question

I'm apologize if i sound extremely stupid, but i have always wondered Can you quit the army??????

For an example say a soldier got to the front lines and he decided he wanted to quit right there and then, could he ????

Answer 1

No he couldn't. When one initially swears in... one is taking an oath to defend the nation, and take orders from the Commander & Chief at whatever cost. One has also signed a written contract. If one suddenly decides "This isn't for me" screw it I'm leaving.....One would be considered AWOL "Absent without Leave" this could result in punishment or even jail time.

Answer 2

Can You Quit The Army

Answer 3

It's not called quitting, it's called giving notice.

Nobody can quit there & then. The time of paying yourself out doesn't exist either as everyone now on the open engagement & not the Notice which was once in force.

Go AWOL or take drugs is the quickest way to get out but you will get an unsatisfactory report from forces & it isn't recommended

All British forces personnel have to serve for 4 years now. Once they have completed 3 years they can give notice by going into JPA (new computer system) and signing off. When they do this they are giving 12 months notice but serve less than that with 28 days terminal leave plus they get resettlement judged on time served.

Answer 4

You cannot just up and quit like a regular job. The Army is not just a regular job where at the end of the day you can just go home when ever you feel like it. For a full time officer it is a 24 hour job; meaning that if they call you in the middle of the night you have to go do what your commanding officers tell you to do. And for a part time if your called out you still have to go do what they tell you to do. And whether you have signed on for part time or full time you still have to sign a contract with them and then the Army owns you. Once you have served your term (as in four years) you would be given the chance to re-enlist into the Military. At that point you can rejoin or quit. A person can leave by medical discharge; however I do not recommend anyone trying anything to get out that way; for you would have to live with the disability for the rest of your life. Which would not be easy.

Answer 5

No you can not quit right then and there. If you leave without orders in a combat zone that is desertion, punishable by death. Enlisted people sign contracts that basically says the soldier must abey orders for the life of the contract but the army can do whatever it wants. But no an enlisted soldier (95% of those in th line of fire) can not quit or refuse or just sit down,

Officers cab resign but they sign contracts for specific reasons like flight school plus 2 years, or a tour in Iraq of one year for special pay and bonuses. The average officer on the street can resign any time he wishes.

The military can not be compared to any known civilian job. You can't have you employees having much control over thir lives.

Answer 6

You cannot "quit" the Army. You do the time that was specified in your contract in the job that you chose, or you do your time in military prison.

In your example, very rarely would this happen. By the time the individual is on the line, he/she is now fighting for two things: 1) his/her own life, and 2) the lives of his/her friends. Unless you have been in the military, you have no idea how important the folks left and right of you are. They are your family, and you will fight for them. In the few instances where an individual can't hack it, he/she is sent to the rear where they will be medically and mentally examined. If possible, they will remain in the Army, in another career field. If not possible, then they will be released from service.

Just getting up an leaving, tho, will only get you sent to prison, or shot.

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How do you quit the army?????????
I'm apologize if i sound extremely stupid, but i have always wondered Can you quit the army??????

For an example say a soldier got to the front lines and he decided he wanted to quit right there and then, could he ????

Answer 8

No you can't quit the army in that sense. I guess you could go awol but you still belong to the army in that sense to. You must complete your enlistment. Or risk the fallout. Jail, dishonorable discharge, ect.,.

The army is not a regular job for either the soldier or their family members.

Answer 9

No you can't quit, you sign up for, say, 7 years service, and then say after 2 you wanted to quit, the only way you could is if you buy yourself out - which costs a few hundred pounds. and then they don't have to accept it anyway. if you just run off you're classed as AWOL !!! and will suffer the consequences under military law. my husband did 15 years in the army so he knows, though he says it's probably changed since he got out

Answer 10

When you join the Army you sign for initially 4 years. when you reach the 3 year point you can request to leave the Army by signing off, you then have to complete the next 12 month then you can leave. To leave by any other method is not an option, unless it is a Medical discharge or you are kicked out on Disciplinary reasons. I should know I was a Military Clerk for 24 years in my Home Regiment then transfered to the AGC (SPS).

Answer 11

Assuming it is like the Royal Air Force you apply for a PVR (something like Personal Voluntary Retirement). When you apply the military assess your service record, your trade, the amount of training given etc then will give you a price to "buy yourself out".
In your example, could he quit at the front line - in a word No. If he did he could expect to be ordered to continue, refusing a direct order is a very serious matter - he could expect to be court martialed for that, serve a prison sentence in a military prison followed by a dishonourable discharge - which would make it difficult to get a job in Civi street.