Posted on Jun 27, 2018
What's the fastest way to drop airborne status?
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I recently reenlisted after a break in service. I made it clear that I didn't want to jump anymore but I am now sitting on orders with the 82nd. Due to past events I no longer want my airborne status. Anyone that can help that'd be great. And if you're just going to say trash then go else where. Thanks
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I will assume you are coming back to active duty as a prior service. If so contact your recruiter and work to get those orders amended quick. The fact is that you are not in active duty service until the day you swear your enlistment oath, sign your DD Form 4, and shipped to your duty station or assigned training.
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Here's a link to AR 614-200 take a look at paragraph 5-3. It talks about that when you come up on assignment to an airborne unit, you must sign a statement stating that you either accept or decline it. If you decline the assignment, it looks like your airborne status is terminated and the P identifier removed. If you sign that you accept the assignment, you then have to serve 36 months before you can voluntarily terminate your jump status, unless you become physically unable to jump. Otherwise, it looks like you would have to refuse to jump on an actual jump, and then face UCMJ action for that. But it seems from reading the reg that the idea that a soldier can just decide to terminate anytime they want without facing UCMJ action is no longer valid.
https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN6692_AR614-200_Web_FINAL.pdf
https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN6692_AR614-200_Web_FINAL.pdf
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SPC (Join to see)
I've read the reg but I haven't seen or signed anything for accepting the assignment. But I think that's done during in processing into the 82nd
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LTC (Join to see)
SPC (Join to see) - it may well be-- I am too long out of the loop to be current. It would seem odd to me though, that the Army would pay the costs to move a soldier to an airborne assignment without getting the acceptance first. That way if the soldier declines, he can be rerouted to somewhere else. I had the impression that it occurs when you get assignment instructions, before orders are actually cut. But I really don't know how that relates to someone coming back into the Army.
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You used to be able to voluntarily terminate. They can’t voluntold you to jump.
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I just talked to s1 about doing the 4187 and they said I need documentation for a reason to terminate or it wouldn't get approved
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Sgt Wayne Wood
Bullshit... run it up the pole anyway.
Nobody wants a ‘voluntary termination’ in their readiness report.
Nobody wants a ‘voluntary termination’ in their readiness report.
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