Can you drop out the marines after basic n graduation? And if so What happens to you?

Question

Basically my cuzin joined the marines and went to parris island and graduated , he came back home for a couple of days and he decided that it aint for him. Hes got to leave on the 19th of november for i guess what the marines call schooling....What happens if he decides not to go back and can he quit? Will he get a dishonorable and will it affect anything? PLEZ I NEED to knoW ASAP HE LEAVES VERY SOON THIS MON

Answer 1

If your cousin does not report to his duty station he will be considered to be "UA." (Unauthorized Absence) or A-Wol; (Absent Without Official Leave,) Such people are dropped from their unit rolls after 30 days and then listed as deserters. However, as a matter of U.S. military law, desertion is not measured by time away from the unit, but rather: by leaving or remaining absent from their unit, organization, or place of duty, where there has been a determined intent to not return; if that intent is determined to be to avoid hazardous duty or shirk important responsibility;
if they enlist or accept an appointment in the same or another branch of service without disclosing the fact that they have not been properly separated from current service; or
if they enter a foreign armed force not as authorized by the United States. People who are away for more than 30 days but return voluntarily or indicate a credible intent to return may still be considered AWOL, while those who are away for fewer than 30 days but can credibly be shown to have no intent to return (as by joining the armed forces of another country) may nevertheless be tried for desertion or in some rare occasions treason if enough evidence is found. AWOL/UA may be punished with nonjudicial punishment (NJP; called "office hours" in the Marines). It is usually punished by Court Martial for repeat or more severe offenses. The maximum U.S. penalty for desertion in wartime is EXECUTION. I suggest he goes to the place he is supposed to go.

Answer 2

This is called desertion (the extended form of "away without leave", or AWOL -- leaving a post without permission, or failure to show up for an assignment, with intent to not return).

The army is going after these more seriously now due to the war and strained military levels -- he could face court-martial and jail, not just a dishonorable discharge. The army will attempt to track him down; next of kin are notified that he is missing, and law enforcement will have his information on record (hope he never gets a ticket or is arrested for anything...) Even just the dishonorable discharge would keep him from getting government assistance, such as federal home loans or education assistance, as well as impossible to obtain a job for the government; as well as often making it more difficult to get a non-governmental job (rather a red flag to find on a background search).

To put it this way: he made an agreement to trade his time and risk his life in exchange for the military's spending a good bit of time and money on him. If he breaks this agreement, there will definitely be consequences.

Answer 3

He will be considered AWOL and after 30 days of that he becomes a deserter. If he ever gets stopped by the police for ANYTHING he will be arrested and taken to jail. He will then be returned to the Marines and then punished by him which could also lead to military prison. Your COUSIN needs to pull his head out of his butt and start thinking clearly. Boot camp and school are tough but after that you are a real Marine and get to live like a real person again. If he bails now he will just be a criminal running from the police and the Marines. He will never be able to get a real job, go to college do a bunch of other real stuff if he does this. This is a real thing he is talking about but the 5 minutes of being stupid will last the rest of his life. Really not worth it.

Answer 4

He can't just quit, they won't let him. He'd have to go "a- wall" which means MIA basically and then he will most definately get a dishonorable discharge. That is basically a disgrace to the military and also to the U.S.. If he gets a dishonorable discharge it will make it very hard for him to find a civilian job because it will show up on his backround check and people may not hire him because of it. It's like getting fired from the Marines. Bad choice, he should have really thought it through before joining. I hope he hangs in there. Good luck to him.

Answer 5

Your cousin will regret doing this for the rest of his life. Since he did finish basic training, the worst is over. He took the oath of the military when he swore in. It is unfortunate that he now realizes that the military life is not for him because it seems as though that he was influenced by other people. Since he wants out of the Marines, his life will never be the same and since he is risking getting jailed for AWOL. He can not quit just like that. What you need to know that you just can't walk out of a job in the military. Try telling your cousin that he is making a very BAD mistake by doing this.

Answer 6

If your cousin decides not to report to his school he will be coded as AWOL (Absent Without Leave). This will be extremely bad for him and may result in either restrictions on his liberty (time off) or forfeiture of pay, or time in the brig...

Your cousin signed a contract and the Marine Corps takes that very seriously. They spent alot of money in training him up to this point and they'll want their moneys worth.

The best thing for your cousin to do if he wants to get out is show up for his school and talk to his NCOIC. It's not an easy task to get out once you've committed, but it is possible.

Everyone coming home after their stay at boot camp gets the jitters on returning. The freedom and sense of normalcy can seduce many influential young Marines into feeling the same way as your cousin. This, however, will change. Once he gets back into the swing of military life it will get better.

The best thing you can do for your cousin is to encourage him. Things will get better.

Answer 7

If his word and committment is more than just a piece of s### he'll go back.
He will be AWOL, then a deserter. He would be subject to arrest, possible time in a military prison, and a dishonorable discharge.
Sounds like your cousin is just another bigmouth who can't stand the heat. He has a chance to prove otherwise, but the life of that chance is limited.

Answer 8

If he does not go back, he will be considered UA (unauthorized absence). After 30 days, he will be considered a deserter (which under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, could be grounds for the death penalty, if done during war-time). When caught, he will do brig time and given a bad conduct or dishonorable discharge. Both can keep him from even getting a job flipping burgers or owning a firearm, student loans, etc. Tell him he has the title of Marine and to suck it up. He can do his enlistment time and get out. Don't dishonor himself or MY CORPS! He will be turning his back on his brothers.

Answer 9

The Army will give you a general discharge if you don't complete training, but you have to go to the training and tell them that you want out. If your cousin doesn't go back to training, he could be looking at being AWOL, and with this being a time of war, the Marines could up it to desertion, which carries jail time. Tell him to go to the training and tell them he wants out. But not showing up is asking for a lot more crap than he really wants to deal with.

Answer 10

HE WILL GET BRIG TIME!! once you sign the paper you are military property and nothing changes that. If he didn't want to be a Marine, why did he join in the first place and go through 3 months of boot camp. If I were there I would tell him to suck it up and do his time, the benifits out weigh any hardships he will go through. HOORAH