I signed up for the navy's delayed entry program and now i want out of it, Can I get out of it?
146082
The only binding thing (REGARDLESS OF THE THREATS THAT THEY WILL MAKE!!!) Is the oath that you take and the papers you sign when you get to MEPS the day before you "Ship"
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Here is your answer:  If you have never been in the military before, you will be processed under the Non-Prior Service Basic program.  This is a USNR program that allows you to select from a group of jobs (rates) that you qualify for.  Each job will have different ship dates.  The job you select may have two or three different dates available.  The term of DEP (Delayed Entry Program) is not to exceed 365 days.  However, unless you are a High School senior you will not be looking a whole year out.  Once you ship to RTC (Navy Boot Camp), you will complete 9 weeks of Naval Training and the ship to the Navy school that you choose.  Once you complete school you will check in to the nearest Naval Reserve Center (Naval Operational Center).  From that point,  its one weekend a month and two weeks out of the year on active.  Feel free to email me if you have any more questions.  Good Luck.
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well, they will make you sit in the Chicago airport for many hours while all the others fly in from other states...when they get there, you get on a bus and drive over to RTC, which is usually late at night...as soon as you step off that bus you are getting yelled at and everything...they made us sound off our social security numbers....one word of advice, if you have a zero in your number, make sure you say zero, not O, cuz they will make you pay...\n\nthen you get to go make your 1 minute phone call to let your family know you got there ok...then down the hall there is a barbershop, EVERYONE gets a hair cut...you will go into this big room where they make you walk around it for about 15 mins, as you pass a water fountain, you have to take a big drink, this is because you will have to pee in a cup very shortly and they dont want to waste their time waiting for you...then you get weighed, if you are overweight, prepare to get taped...\n\nthen you go to a room where they look through your bag you brought..your recruiter gave you a list of things to bring, the only things you will actually keep are your bras and undies...they will tell you to ship everything else home and you will get it there...at this time, you get your shoes, your SMURFS ( blue navy sweats which you live in for about a week )....they made us sit in this room for 8 hours alternating from putting our heads down to nap, then they wake you up and you stand at attention for another hour...it sucked...\n\nwithin the next day or so you will meet your RDC's...just be quiet and PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL....its going to be impossible to do but try to keep your eyes open\n\ni left for bootcamp in april and i have lived in Chicago all my life and it still is cold as crap up there in april....just hang in there....it seems like the yelling and hurrying up and waiting will never end but it does get better after service week...
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I just got out of the Navy I was a corpsman for 8 years.  I have friends that are still in and working at Naval Hospital Corps School in Great Lakes Il. While you are in boot camp you will be allowed two or three phone calls and NO access to the internet until graduation week.  As for Corps School.  You will be going to class for most of the day until usually around 4-4:30 unless you PT (physical training) After that depending on you Class Advisors you will have phone and usually off base privleges I am not sure if they are using internet hookups, but the USO has computers and maybe even hook ups for your laptop.  There are a lot of things you can do on base though.  There is a bowling alley, 3 gyms, 3 pools, paintball arena, NEX shopping center, Mcdonalds and a pizza shop.  There is also a train station across the street that will take you into Chicago I think a weekend pass is only $5.00  Corps School is aprox 14 weeks long.  Boot camp is aprox 8 weeks long.  It is like anything else in the world you get out of it what you put into it.  One more thing when you are in boot camp they will ask you what bank you want to use either your hometown bank or your choice of Armed Forces Bank or Navy Federal Credit Union.  I would recommend Navy Federal because they offer better customer relations and more services and lower APR on loans.  Your hometown bank may not have atms in the area and charge you a fee for using it.\nIf you have any more questions please get ahold of me I would be more than willing to talk to you and answer anything you might need to know.
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There really is no guarenteed way.  Some commanders will kick you out for the smallest thing, others will keep you in just out of spite.  Those that do kick you out, may know that your doing or did whatever just to get kicked out so will give you the dishonorable discharge just so you don't get 100% of what you wanted.  \n\nThe best choice that you can do is stay in a suck it up.  The average enlistment is 4 years, same as college and after you can do something related to your MOS regardless if you did it while you were in, and regardless of how much of a POS you were.  Plus you get life long VA benifits, a GI bill, and the self-respect to know you didn't quit.  \n\nIf you quit, you get what?  A fu-ked up record, no job, (and I would fire you on the spot if I heard you got kicked out regardless of discharge status, and I am not alone on that belief), and a life of regret?\n\nJust don't leave your room, miss every formation, and just say you can take the stress anymore.  Mental discharge..., sounds like you fit the profile already anyway..., reposting the same question everytime it expires...?  \n\nJust grow up and take it like a man!
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yes, join the navy. i spent five years there. most importantly, get everything in writing, and make sure you ask for the navy college fund in addition to the gi bill. also, get a guaranteed "a" school in writing. DO NOT go into the navy UNDESIGNATED. Make that recruiter do his damm job, and give you the school you desire.
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i'll get back to you... \nEDIT:\n"RE-4 - Individuals separated from last period of service with a nonwaiverable disqualification (refer to AR 601-280). Ineligible for enlistment except as provided for in paragraphs 2-7c and 2-7d. (See waiverable moral and administrative disqualifications.) Disqualilication is nonwaivable."\n\nPer the regulation referenced it seems you can apply for a waiver to HRC-Alexandria. You need a recruiter willing to work hard for you. You will have to write a letter explaining the situation, in which you come clean about the past & SELL them on taking a chance on the new you (they're going to have a valid concern that you'll flake out again when it's time to go to work after they've spent a bunch of money training you).
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You do not need a letter to separate from DEP. You really should tell your recruiter that you are no longer interested. You have not been officially sworn in, that would actually happen the morning that you leave for basic training. Your recruiter would never tell you that. The military has no legal "rights" to you so you can leave anytime you want.
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It depends on the university. Your best bet would be to contact the admissions office of the university and see if they have a policy regarding military training. You may be able to defer your acceptance (push it back a semester or a  year) so that you'll be able to fulfill your military obligation and then start college.
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Call your local recruiter...but try to decide what you want to do in the NAVY before you go in..they tend to push you in one direction...however, I loved it....
939558
Sorry, you're kind of stuck.  There is no time within which you may cancel.  Your acceptance of the contract was effective as soon as you mailed them the signed document.\n\nSorry.
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it will take as long as they feel like it.  When I was in I got a medical in a week, but others had been waiting for 6+ months.  With me I was 12 days away from qualifying for all the benefits so I was rushed threw.  You should know by now nothing the military does makes much sense :P\n\nGood luck on your problem by the way and I hope things get better for you.
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The contracts depend.  Have you seen any recruiters yet?  I enlisted in the Navy for 5 years.  It was for but I got a $6000 bonus to add another year.  My husband enlisted in the Marine Corps for 5 years because that's what they gave him.  When they get out, people tend to either go back to school or go back home and get a normal job.  More often than not, they re-enlist.  People will swear through out their entire enlistment that will get out.  A week before they get out, they re-enlist.  \nIf you want to prepare, get in shape.  It's more mental than physical.  If you make yourself believe you can do 100 push-ups in to minutes (I mean really convince yourself) you'll do.  I joined the Navy because I was out of shape and didn't' thing I could go through the Marine Corps boot camp.  It was a breeze!  If I could change it, I would have gone Marine.\n\nGO TALK TO A RECRUITER!  Do your own research to so they can't BS you.  If you know anyone who is in or used to be, take them.
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once you have signed yourself over to them you have to wait until your enlistment is up. it doesn't matter what branch you choose.
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Stand up to the warrents and try to trade the warrents in for Navy time. Negotiate.\n\n\nCLEAN RECORD?!?! NO! I have a friend in the Navy right now who would have went to prison for stealing a car and wrecking it while drunk. The judge said he could get out of jail time if he joined an armed foces... He chose the Navy.
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I have access to them and alot more.  But I don't think it is in my best intrest to break my contract by giving it out over the internet.  Try joining the USCG if you want to fly a c130
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My suggestion, as you have 2 years before you get out.  Sit down with your Career Counselor for your command.  Tell him/her your concerns and find out what you can do to improve your opportunities in the civilian world.  Remember, you'll also have the opportunity to attend TAPS class will give you more ideas on jobs.\n\nThe other suggestion I would have is this.  If you are a Deck Seaman, that means you are unrated.  You have every opportunity in the Navy before you right now.  Talk to your career counselor, find out what jobs are available.\n\nHave you completed PTS? (Perform To Serve).\n\nCheck into rates that are undermanned.  Start thinking about what you would like to do, and look for rates that mirror those civilian jobs.\n\nYes, I know being out to sea can suck, but if you give it more than a year or so, the Navy can be a very, very rewarding place.  I have been in for almost 12 years and I love my job, I love when I am out to sea, but I would, of course, rather be on shore with my family.\n\nYou have two years, see if you can get an "A" School with some type of skills useable on the outside.\n\nI would suggest AT (Aviation Electronics Technician) "A" school and then Calibrations school.  Skills from those two schools, both accredited and worth college credits, will definitely help you in the outside world.  You may need to extend a year, but hey, it will help.\n\nGood luck, send me a message if you have any other questions.