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I'm in the navy now and they are trying to give me a enlistment code of 4. I thought that was for people that get bad conduct discharges. I am scheduled to get out of the navy this September and they are trying to give me An administrative discharge so i can get out early before my time is up. Is there anyway I can get the Navy to change this because i want to enlist in a different service. I have been serving my country Honorably for them to try and do this.
Hi Danny,
Your Reenlistment Eligibility Code (RE Code) is determined by your commanding officer, and is usually based on the official reason for discharge.
The code is not based on the characterization of discharge, but rather on whether or not the person is eligible to re-enlist, based on the reason for separation. I've known people who have received an honorable discharge, with an RE Code of "4" (for examples in cases of serious illness or injury).
You'll have to speak with your commanding officer concerning your RE Code, prior to discharge.
After discharge, the only way to change the RE Code is to apply to have your records changed by the Navy Discharge Review Board or Records Review Board. This process can take several months (see: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/dischargeupg.htm and http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/airforcebase/a/chgrecords.htm).
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
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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