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And he was probably cut a nice check for retiring early, usually an inducement to forgo a pension.
I have a close friend who as an E7 was setup to re-enlist at 18 years. But his detailer said the Navy had no open billets for him to fill, so the detailer messaged the command to not offer him a re-enlistment contract. He got out and there was no bonus check.
The military ages you quick. When I went in after high school, my Staff Sgt. was 33 but looked like he was 45+ with all gray/white hairs. Looking back, I would have liked the lifetime pension they get but 20 years (lifers) is a huge demand.
I'm guessing he was premature gray.
Does the military really age a person faster than typical outside the military?
A SSG as a basic trainee? How will that work? Someone else posted that it was a waste of money to make this guy go to basic. I agree.
They will probably make him the acting platoon sergeant, which is a position that is filled by a basic trainee who has prior service. He would wear an arm band with sergeant stripes on it and march outside the ranks, calling cadence.
Well, when you leave active duty without retiring you resign your commission. So if he left then he would no longer be a commission Officer.
Not true, you have to specifically request to resign your commission otherwise you will be placed in the inactive reserves. Most do not do this because they still have a reserve service obligation and there is little to be gained by resigning their commission. Also if he was an O6, he would be eligible to retire already - under DOPMA regulations, the promotion window to O6 is 21 to 23 years of service, past retirement eligibility.
We had a 66 year old O3 (Navy LT) drill in my reserve unit - he was a WW2 vet that had never resigned his commission and came back to drill, his son was the unit CO.
No, you do not get "a nice check for retiring early" from the U.S. Military....
You did when I was in, but that was during a drawdown. I knew an E-7 with 17 years who got over a hundred thousand dollars to retire early (this was at the end of George H.W. Bush's presidency) and he had a job lined up as a police officer in Louisiana, so he opted for the cash payout instead of a pension.
At that time, even though I only had 6 years of service, I was given a check for $10K when I ETS'd, all because I was considered "career military" after 6 years, and I had no intention of re-upping anyway.
I have a close friend who as an E7 was setup to re-enlist at 18 years. But his detailer said the Navy had no open billets for him to fill, so the detailer messaged the command to not offer him a re-enlistment contract. He got out and there was no bonus check.
He is a little disenfranchised now.
That's pretty messed up, but I have to wonder if that is a real reason he was barred from reenlistment. There are a multitude of things that can keep one from being able to reenlist, and the "no open billets" reason could be a face saving excuse.
Not saying it is, but I'm skeptical of that reason. My experience with Navy regulations is, admittedly, about zero.
Does the military really age a person faster than typical outside the military?
Its a hard life... mentally and physically...……...
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