My bf is set to come home from Iraq and he wants to start his separation process from the army, now hes been stop lossed before and is on his second tour, when he gets home he will have served 5 years active duty.. my question is with he be able to separate from the army that easy??? I know that a couple units are set to be deployed a year after they get home again but im not sure i his unit is one of them. A few of my friends that are also in the military tell me not to count on him being able to ETS. Im just wondering if theres any insight anyone can give to me about this. My bf has been pretty optimistic about being able to get out, but im being cautious.. any help would be great!! thanx so much!
2007-11-29 00:43:03 · 5 answers · asked by Katie 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You didn't mention when he was set to ETS. If his ETS date is two months before he redeploys, he'll be fine. If it's in 2010, it's too early to say, but as other posters mentioned, stop loss only applies to the period 90 days prior to deployment.
2007-11-29 01:42:09 · answer #1 · answered by Unrepentant Fenian Bastard 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He will no longer be subject to stop loss 90 days from the end of his current orders. At that time he will ETS just as he would have done had he not been deployed unless he decides not to.
The 90 day period exists solely to allow administrative personnel to handle the number of people who have to be processed in a variety of ways upon redeployment.
No need to be cautious. This is the way the system is designed. Even iof he wer to come home and find tat his unite were placed on alert for another deployment within that 90 days, he, and anyone else who would have normally separated during the last deployment, who does not re-enlist, would be tracked to process out.
Stop loss' purpose is to stabilize unit rosters for deployment, not to keep bodies in the service.
2007-11-29 08:58:45 · answer #2 · answered by RTO Trainer 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Usually a stop loss is only for certain MOS's and is not permanent. If he is past his ETS date, then the Army does not want to pay that extra money that they would be paying him for very long.
So, he should just take things one step at a time and hope for the best. From my experience, I have seen that those type of stop losses do not last very long.
Good luck and God speed!
2007-11-29 08:52:16 · answer #3 · answered by mnid007 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They can't place you under stoploss greater than 90 days out from deployment. Given the current geopolitical climate, there's no way they're deploying his unit within 90 days of redeployment.
He will have a standard 90 day reintegration period when he gets back, that he can wave with a specific reason (more specific than he wants out of the Army).
2007-11-29 08:57:41 · answer #4 · answered by DOOM 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
all contracts are for EIGHT YEARS> if he has only served five, then yes, he can be Stop Lossed again. If he is in a critical needs MOS, he will not be getting out very easily at all.
don't get your hopes up too high.
2007-11-29 09:29:22 · answer #5 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋