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I realize this is not a great question to ask, but I'd like to get an opinion on this. I am going to sign a contract to enlist in the US Army next week. My ship date is for late March. Can you tell me or point me in the direction of the rules/regulations which can give me the grounds for getting out of this contract if something should happen to me? If I am injured or if I have a death in my family or something that happens during the next 4 months. It is a long time and I'd like to know if I have any options should something happen. I thank you for your time.
Hi Tim,
You're enlisted in the Deplayed Enlistment Program (DEP). Anyone can request a discharge from the DEP for any reason. For details, see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/joiningup/a/dep.htm
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my US Military information site at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
About.com US Military Guide
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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