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Hi, I'm an army veteran with no obligation left. I recently enlisted in the california national guard. I took the oath but now I am having second thoughts. I have yet reported to my assignment and haven't inprocessed, I'm not MOS qualified in my new MOS. I also recieved a bonus, however, I will not recieve that until I inprocess and it should come sometime later. Is it possible to not 'honor' my contract (as much as I hate to say that)and get out all together?
Hi Tad,
My best advice is that you should write a letter to your National Guard Commander, requesting a discharge, and giving your reasons -- just to cover your bases.
With that being said, chances are that nothing will happen, other than you will be discharged from your unit for "non-participation" when you fail to show up for training.
However, because you aren't "initial entry," your discharge could be characterized as "general," rather than "entry level," which could impact future employment opportunities.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
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.
Experience
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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