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I have a friend who is comtemplating resigning his commission in the AF Reserve for a variety of personal reasons. What are the consequences of this decision? I would like to help him, but didn't know what to tell him.
Hi Rudy,
I'm afraid there's not enough information for me to render an opinion.
Commissioned officers incur a minimum service committment, based on several factors, including their method of commission and their training program.
For example, everyone who joins the Air Force Reserves incurs a total service commitment of 8 years. I fyour friend doesn't have a total of eight years, he/she can request to resign his/her commission, and (if the resignation is accepted), then he/she can still be called to service as an enlisted member, up to the 8 year mark. However, if there is still a commitment, it's more likely that the resignation request simply won't be approved.
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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