I've been in the Navy for 3 or 4 months and I want out because there is a lot of family problems going on back at home. I just turned 19 and left for boot camp two months after graduation. I know it's my own fault, but is it too late to get out? Please answer this seriously with no sarcasm. God Bless.
2007-10-11 08:31:31 · 8 answers · asked by fluteplayer_vhs 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Talk to a Navy Chaplain. They are there for these types of situations. You may not be able to get out but you may get a humanitarian transfer closer to home. Just listen to what the chaplain has to say and see what he can do for you.
2007-10-11 17:58:03 · answer #1 · answered by Tincan Navy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And exactly how is your presence going to help the family problems? And then, in five years, when employers ask about military service and you have to answer "general discharge" or "dishonorable discharge" how important are those family problems going to seem? Make no mistake, throwing this away will not be easy and it will have definite negative consequences for the rest of your life that you don't see right now.
Seriously... what are these family problems? Who is saying you need to come home? Maybe there are some in your family who don't want to see you succeed in life. Maybe YOU don't want to see you succeed. It's your life now - not your mother's, not your cousins', not your sister or brother. What's best for you? I'm having a hard time envisioning some family problem that a 19yo without a job, job skills or anything but a HS diploma can have any effective input on.
2007-10-11 15:39:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes you can get out for hardships under a general discharge. It has to be really serious things and be supported by your command.
The Navy will not let you out just because you don't like it. It has to be legitimate problems that will not improve or be resolved, one way or the other, if you are not present.
Start with your commands career counselor and chaplain. Explain the situation and see what they say.
Good luck.
2007-10-11 15:37:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can always submit a chit for a hardship discharge. The problem with that is that you might not be guaranteed an honorable discharge and you lose all money you've invested into the GI Bill. You made a commitment to the military, and you really should try to stick it out. Its a testament to how well you'll do in "the real world" later on.
2007-10-11 15:49:30 · answer #4 · answered by Denise S 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I joined when I was 17 and graduated HS 2 months earlier also. Why don't you request leave? You probably burned it up after boot camp or A school. Talk to you CMC or CO and explain things, they will might let you go negative on leave.
2007-10-11 15:38:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
define family problems? you can't just get out because of drama at home. now, if your elderly and infirm mother has a stroke and you are an only child and your father skipped town when you were six, and there is a not a single other living relative who can help then you have a case.
Mum and Dad having problems and your little brother getting in trouble at school doesn't cut it.
2007-10-11 16:29:57 · answer #6 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why go back to old problems? stick it out in the NAVY and things will work out at home!
Don't miss out on an oppurtunity of a lifetime!
2007-10-11 15:41:19 · answer #7 · answered by Don Vittorio Corlleone 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if you have serious financial burdens at home and it is detrimental for you to be home,requst mass to speak to a commanding officer up the chain of command and provide proof
2007-10-11 15:49:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋