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A very close friend of mine who joined the Army Reserves his Junior year, even after his experience in boot camp this summer, choose to slack off during his last year in high school. Eventually his attendance slipped beyond repair, and the school offered him either to drop out or be expelled for the semester. He has no intentions of going back, yet is currently going for his GED. Even if he went back, he'd have to stay in an extra semester the following year to make up for his debt in credits in order to graduate. Now he is planning on going to technical school for an education in computer sciences, believing the Army "probably" won't mind it, seeing as he is getting his GED and going to a post-secondary school. What could happen, if anything, should he pass the point of no return (if he hasn't yet already)?
Hi Ryan,
He may not remember this, but when he signed his enlistment paperwork for the Reserves, while still in high school, he signed a statement which said that his continued enlistment is/was dependent on his graduation from high school.
The Army Reserves is most certainly going to "mind" this. He has breached his contract. The Army (and the Army Reserves) do need recruits at this point in time, so it may not result in a discharge. However, as he breached the contract, it does give the Army Reserves the option of refusing training to send him to "technical" training, and instead, requiring him to be trained in a job (such as combat infrantry) which doesn't require a high school diploma.
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Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
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