This total eight-year service commitment applies whether you enlist on active duty, or join the Reserves or National Guard. Here's the second thing: the military may not let you out at the end of your active duty tour. Under a program called "Stop-Loss," the military is allowed to prevent you from separating, during times of conflict, if they need your particular warm body.
During the first Gulf War , all of the services implemented "Stop-Loss," preventing pretty much anyone from separating, for an entire year. During Iraq and Afghanistan, The Army, Air Force, and Marines instituted "Stop-Loss," again, directed at specific individuals with shortage jobs, or in the case of the Army , sometimes directed at specific units. The key is, once you join, if there are any conflicts going on, the military can hold you past your normal separation or retirement date.
Up until October , the Army and Navy were the only services that offered active-duty enlistments for periods of less than four years. But, let's talk reality here: While Congress mandated this plan, they gave the services wide latitude in implementation. The Army and Navy already had two-year active duty enlistment plans that they were happy with, and the Air Force and Marines had no recruiter problems and weren't really interested in shorter-term enlistments.
However, because of enlistment shortages, the Army has dramatically expanded slots under this program in and The Air Force and Marine Corps still have little interest in a two-year active duty program. So, they implemented the very basics and applied many restrictions -- you probably have a better chance of hitting the lottery than getting one of the very few National Call to Service slots in these two branches. For example, under the Air Force Plan , the program is limited to one percent of all enlistments about total recruits, out of 37, , and the program is limited to 29 Air Force jobs.
The Army and the Navy are the only services which have active duty enlistment options of less than four years, which are not part of the National Call to Service program. The Army offers enlistment contracts of two years, three years, four years, five years, and six years. Only a few Army jobs are available for two and three year enlistees mainly those jobs that don't require much training time, and that the Army is having a hard time getting enough recruits. Most Army jobs require a minimum enlistment period of four years, and some Army jobs require a minimum enlistment period of five years.
The Navy offers a very few two-year and three-year contracts, where the recruit spends two or three years on active duty, followed by six years in the Active Reserves. Additionally, under the Army's 2-year enlistment option, the two years of required active duty don't start until after basic training and job-school, so it's actually longer than two years. The other services offer four, five, and six-year enlistment options The Air Force only offers four and six-year enlistments.
All Air Force enlisted jobs are available for four-year enlistees. However, the Air Force will give accelerated promotions for individuals who agree to enlist for six years. They are then promoted to the grade of E-3 Airman First Class upon completion of technical training, or after 20 weeks after basic training graduation whichever occurs first. Six-year enlistment options are not open to all jobs, at all times. Most Navy jobs are available for four-year enlistees, but some special programs such as Nuclear Field require a five-year enlistment.
These special programs usually offer increased training opportunities and accelerated promotion. All of the services offer programs called "enlistment incentives," which are designed to attract recruits, especially to jobs that are traditionally hard-to-fill.
As I said above, each of the below incentives needs to be included on the enlistment contract or an annex to the contract -- otherwise, they are not likely to be valid.
An enlistment incentive is different than a military benefit in that not everyone is eligible, and it must be in the enlistment contract to be valid. For example, an enlistment bonus is an enlistment incentive. Not everyone qualifies for an enlistment bonus. It depends on qualifications and job selected. Therefore, to be valid, it must be on the enlistment contract.
The Montgomery G. Bill, or Tuition Assistance, or military medical, or amount of base pay , ect. They are available to everyone who enlists, and therefore you won't find them mentioned in the enlistment contract. Keep in mind that you can't negotiate enlistment incentives. Military recruiters and the job counselors at MEPS have no authority to decide who gets an incentive and who doesn't.
Incentives are authorized for specific jobs or specific enlistment programs by the Recruiting Command Headquarters for the individual service. In other words, it's either been authorized for your specific job or enlistment program, or it's not.
If it's authorized, you'll be offered the incentive. If it's not authorized, all the "negotiating" in the world won't get it for you. Following are the current enlistment incentives offered by the services. Probably the best known of all enlistment incentives is the enlistment bonus. Enlistment bonuses are used to try and convince applicants to sign up into jobs that the service needs really bad.
Keep in mind, however, that Congress allowed the services to do so -- they didn't mandate it. The Air Force and Marine Corps offer the fewest enlistment bonuses. Sometimes, the services will offer an additional bonus for recruits who agree to ship out to basic during a designated time-frame, or for recruits who have college credits.
In general, the greater the enlistment bonus, the harder time the service is having finding enough qualified applicants who agree to accept the job. In most cases, this is for one of three reasons:. Army has numerous enlistment incentives, bonuses, incentives and other programs. For instance, there are countless resources to assist Soldiers and their families to relocate from one post to another for new tour cycles, both from a financial and support perspective.
Here are some of the benefits of joining the Army that you might not be aware of. Partnership for Youth Success. The Army is partnered with over civilian companies that value the skills and motivation that Soldiers possess. As part of your Army enlistment, this program gives you the opportunity to choose one of these companies and receive a hiring preference following your military service.
Home-School Graduates. Buddy Team Enlistment Option. The Buddy Team Enlistment Option, also known as the Buddy Program allows a recruit and up to five friends to enlist and train in the Army together. This is your year. These five simple but effective things will boost your resilience level. The key? Jay If you'd like information on what it takes to enlist in the Army, send us a DM and we can help you out! Today is National Trivia Day. Do you know your Army well? Which of the following is NOT an Army value?
If relieved from training for academic deficiency, disciplinary reasons, or failure to receive required security clearance because of information withheld by the applicant at the time of enlistment, then the soldier will be assigned, according to the needs of the Army, and required to complete the term of service for which enlisted. This program may be combined with an incentive program such as enlistment bonus or Army College Fund if the applicant meets the requirements of the incentive program and then enlists for a MOS under such program.
Relief from school course for academic deficiency, disciplinary reasons, or failure to obtain the required security clearance is a basis for reassignment under needs of the Army. The soldier will be required to complete his or her term of service for which enlisted. The Army makes every effort to use language-qualified personnel. Language school graduates may be assigned duties in an appropriate country or area, or be given training in another MOS under needs of the Army before first duty assignment.
For persons who possess proficiency in the language for which enlisting, the course length may be reduced by the authority of the Director, Defense Language Institute. The soldier will be administered the ECLT upon completion of training. The resulting scores from the ASVAB retest will become the scores of record from which qualifications for training and enlistment programs will be determined.
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