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If my husband is able to resign from the Army Reserves, what kind of penalty would he face? What kind of discharge would this fall under.
Hi Lauren,
I'm sorry, but one cannot simply "resign" from the U.S. Military, whether it's active duty or Reserves.
For details, see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/getout.htm
Now, a commissioned officer can "resign" his/her commission, but only after they have completed their service commitment.
Now, as a Reserve member, if he simply stops going to drill, sooner or later, he will likely be discharged. The Discharge Characterization will likely be "Under Other Than Honorable Conditions." For details, see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/guardandreserve/a/reservedischarg.htm
Note: While the article says that the discharge characterizations will be determined on an individual basis, I've been paying attention to this, since the new policy started, and over 90 percent of such discharges are "under other than honorable" conditions.
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
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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.
Experience
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.
Education/Credentials
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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