Can you leave boot camp?
After you arrive at boot camp, your fate still isn’t sealed. Even though you’re now on active duty, Army command can let you go without penalty during your first 180 days of service. The official term for this is entry-level separation. Boot camp is the best time because the Army has just started training you.
Do you have to pay for military leave?
Generally, only public employers are required to pay for any part of military leave. Private employers may grant annual leave with or without pay and may pay for all or part of the leave. In the case of active duty leave, the employer may adopt a policy of paying the difference between civilian pay and military pay.
Can you get out of the military contract before boot camp?
At some point, the recruit decides, during or after basic training, that she does not like the military and wants to leave before her four-year enlistment ends. Unfortunately, there is no easy way out of the military contract before boot camp or your service is completed.
What happens if you quit during boot camp?
Quitting during boot camp will be much harder. Even if you refuse to perform, they will recycle you and you’ll be in a Recuit Separations Platoon for weeks before eventually receiving the discharge. In other words, you’ll be in boot camp longer than the fellow recruits who stayed in and graduated.
Can you get discharged from the military before your active duty commitment is up?
Once sworn in at basic training, getting discharged once you are on active duty before your active duty commitment is up is no easy task. Joining the military is not like accepting any other job. When you sign a contract, you take an oath, you are legally (and morally) obligated to complete the terms of the contract, even if you don’t like it.
Is it normal to want to leave the military?
Not very often, but quite often, young members of the military find themselves looking forward to leaving the military before their engagement ends. It is not at all unusual during boot camp or basic training to want to go home, as many young teenage recruits miss their civilian life, family, and friends.