Can You Get Out Of A Military Contract Before Boot Camp?

Join Us on WhatsApp

Can You Get Out Of A Military Contract Before Boot Camp? If that is your question; we have discussed situations that may permit it.

Not very often, but quite often, young members of the military find themselves looking forward to leaving the military before their engagement ends. It is not at all unusual during boot camp or basic training to want to go home, as many young teenage recruits miss their civilian life, family, and friends. Sometimes the person becomes disillusioned with what seemed like the perfect job when they were in high school. Perhaps their recruiter lied to them, or perhaps they didn’t do enough research about their future job, where they would live, and how much free time they would have.

Also Check: Military Hospital Lagos Graduate Housemanship / Internship Recruitment

At some point, the recruit decides, during or after basic training, that she does not like the military and wants to leave before her four-year enlistment ends.

Table of Contents

Seeking early separation from the army

Unfortunately, there is no easy way out of the military contract before boot camp or your service is completed. Once you’ve sworn in basic training, being discharged once you’re on active duty before your active duty commitment ends is no easy task. Joining the military is not like taking any other job. When you sign a contract, take an oath, you are legally (and morally) obligated to complete the terms of the contract, even if you don’t like it. While “resigning” is not an option, there are a few ways you can be discharged from active duty, but they are rarely voluntary.

It is especially important to note that separation or early discharge from military service is different from military retirement and even disability or medical separations. A military discharge means that you are released from your obligation to continue service in the armed forces and that you are released from any obligation or withdrawal from military service in the future. Again, these early discharges are rare.

Breach of military enlistment contract

A breach of your enlistment contract may be conditioned for voluntary early separation from the military, but it is very rare. Some people mistakenly believe that discovering dishonesty by their military recruiter represents a breach of contract and is grounds for seeking separation. While dishonesty may be an unfortunate consequence of the way the military recruiting system is set up, dishonesty by recruiters is not inherently a breach of contract.

Section D and block 13a of the enlistment contract establish:

Just before you start thinking of leaving your military contract before boot camp, read below:

“I certify that I have carefully read this document. All questions I had were explained to my satisfaction. I fully understand that only the agreements in section B of this document or those contained in the attached annexes will be respected. Any other promises or guarantees that anyone has done to me are written below. “Read your contract and let your parents or another adult read your contract.

Your lack of preparation and to confirm what the recruiters tell you is YOUR fault. Although it is unfortunate, if you hold on, you can work hard and gain many skills, jobs and benefit from what started badly. Ultimately, if it is not written in your enlistment contract, it is not a promise and therefore cannot be grounds for breach of contract. It’s that easy. That being said, on rare occasions, there is an option to downgrade due to a true breach of contract. Most of the time it is related to a guaranteed job.
Make sure you understand the contract and that others in your life read it. Don’t be in a rush to join the military. Be thorough in your preparation or you could hate the next four years.

Also Check: Military Hospital Lagos (MHL) Recruits Nursing Intern

Work guaranteed in the contract

To understand how this breach of contract can develop, it is important to understand what a “guarantee” means in the context of your enlistment contract. For example, a “guaranteed job” on your enlistment contract does not always mean that you will get that job after basic training. There are many reasons why you may not get the job that your enlistment contract warrants, especially if you required a difficult selection process and did not meet academic, physical, medical, or security clearance standards.

In general, if you are unable to get the job due to something beyond your control (such as the service eliminating the job, reducing the size of the job, making a mistake and finding out that you do not qualify for the job, or are denied authorization security for reasons other than falsification of information), then you will be given the option of requesting a layoff or choosing a new job. Most services impose a time limit to request voluntary discharge for this type of breach of contract. Generally, you must request discharge within 30 days of being notified that one of the warranties in your enlistment contract cannot be met.

In this case, the choice is yours. However, it should be noted that while these situations are known to occur, they do not occur frequently. And, if you don’t qualify for guaranteed work due to a reason that’s within your control – you fail training, get into trouble, or are denied a security clearance, for example – the choice is no longer yours. The military will decide whether to fire you (essentially, expel you) or retain you and retrain you for a job you qualify for; Generally, the needs of the military will determine the options. In this case, it is up to the military to decide where to go.

Pregnancy discharges

In the past, a military woman who became pregnant while on active duty could apply for military separation and obtain it almost automatically. But today, women play a much more important role in the military than ever before, and as a result, the rules surrounding pregnancy discharge have changed. In short, pregnancy alone is no longer a reason for military discharge. While different branches of the military handle pregnancy differently, they must all offer maternity leave. In this situation, you can forfeit your military contract before boot camp

Military discharge of the only surviving son or daughter

Except in times of war or national emergency, you can apply for discharge if you are the “only surviving son or daughter.” The most important thing to consider about this discharge opportunity is who qualifies as the only surviving child. Being an only child, or the only child of your parents does not qualify you for this status. Nor be an only child due to the death of a civil brother. It only applies to a brother who dies in the service of her country as a military member.

Involuntary discharges

While in most cases you can’t just leave the military, the military services can certainly kick you out if you don’t live up to their standards. Being released from military service due to involuntary discharge is neither quick nor pleasant. In most cases, your commander must show that “rehabilitation measures” have been taken before he can impose involuntary dismissal and that can mean non-judicial or article 15 punishment, which can result in loss of stripes, loss of wages, restrictions, additional duties, and correctional custody before you are officially discharged. If you think you don’t like the military before trying to get fired, try to be a soldier who fails at everything and causes nothing but trouble for the chain of command.

There are several reasons why you could be indicted for involuntary discharge. These include, but are not limited to:

Failing to meet weight and fitness requirements
Training failed
AWOL
Bad behavior
Use of illegal drugs

These are just a few of the ways to get kicked out, but they will all result in “not honorable” or even “dishonorable” firing, which can have consequences for the rest of your life with future jobs and other freedoms. Don’t go this route.

Other ways to get out of the Military Contract Before Boot Camp

In addition to these early military casualties, some of the military services allow enlisted personnel to request early separation for release to the National Guard or Active Reserves. Other types of early separation are granted for reasons such as service commitments, hardship, higher education, government convenience, and conscientious objections.