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I just transferred from a ship and the day I checked out to move to california from virginia I was told I had to sign an extension for 2 years past my EAOS. I have orders to BUD/S and I'm wondering if I'm dropped can I cancel the extension? I went to a seminar where they were trying to recruit people for SEALs and they said that you will have to obliserv in order to get you through training so that you can re-enlist under a new NEC and get the re-enlistment bonus. So basically they told me that I have nothing to lose by trying and that the extension only applies upon completion of SQT (SEAL qualification training), and that if I dropped I wouldn't have to do the obliserv. I'm worried that I was lied to, and I can't find any info on the web about this. Hopefully you can find something out, Thank you.
Hi Kameron,
Are you orders for a PCS (Permanent Change of Station) move, or a Temporary Duty move?
It makes a difference. The Military Traffic Management Regulation (and federal law) requires that one have at least two years of retainability, before they can be moved on a PCS move.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military Information page, at http://usmilitary.about.com
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.
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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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