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I received Entry Level Separation from the Marines for ELPAC and before my discharge I was told by a Captain on base that I could reenlist in 2 years. Is that true?
Hi Adam,
No way I can say. Primarily, it depends on the RE Code (Reenlistment Eligibility Code) that your commanding officer elected to have placed on your DD Form 214 (Record of Service).
An RE Code of "1" generally means one is qualified for reenlistment with no restrictions. An RE Code of "2" or "3" usually means that it is *possible* to re-enlist, with a waiver, if one can convince the service that the original reason for discharge no longer applies. And RE Code of "4" usually means one is not eligible to reenlist, with no waiver possible.
Even if you received an RE Code of "2" or "3," there are no guarantees. An "ELPAC" means the service discharged you because of "Entry Level Performance and Conduct." In other words, you didn't measure up to their standards. In order to be considered for a waiver, you would have to provide compelling proof to the Marine Corps recruiting command that this factor no longer applied.
As with any waiver, how "receptive" the Marine Corps will be depends a whole lot on how well you are able to convince them, as well as how well they are doing in meeting their recruiting goals, at the time.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military Information Site at http://usmilitary.about.com Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
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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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