Posted on Aug 17, 2015
Going from Officer to Enlisted in forced retirement
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The retirement letter sent to Officers who are a non-select for promotion has an option to resign commision and go enlisted.
Have you ever seen it happen? Thoughts?
"I am a Regular Army Officer and desire to resign my commission to enlist in the Active Army. I understand that I must be separated prior to enlistment to qualify. I also understand that I must submit a resignation IAW AR 600-8-24, paragraph 3-7, to [login to see] , as soon as possible. Failure to submit a resignation prior to separation will result in discharge."
Have you ever seen it happen? Thoughts?
"I am a Regular Army Officer and desire to resign my commission to enlist in the Active Army. I understand that I must be separated prior to enlistment to qualify. I also understand that I must submit a resignation IAW AR 600-8-24, paragraph 3-7, to [login to see] , as soon as possible. Failure to submit a resignation prior to separation will result in discharge."
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I personally know 3 officers who were passed over for Captain due to not having completed their degrees. They reverted to E-5, and have since worked up through the enlisted ranks to MSG, SGM, and CSM.
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CPT David McDonald
If they held their commission for ten years they will retire at their highest rank SATISFACTORILY held. I had to fight for mine at retirement and it only the Subject Matter Experts 39 months to UN F#%^K themselves. They had my complete record when I retired and still screwed it up.
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I had 10 yrs 07 months as a Naval Officer got out joined the MN ARNG as enlisted, Activated to Iraq 2 yrs in country, came back and was incorrectly retired as an enlisted. my first 39 months of retirement were spent getting my 03E retirement. When HRC, RSO Ft Riley, had my record of service from the beginning. Good luck! If you held your commission for 10 years or more, you should as a MAJ, and you satisfactorily held your MAJ rank you will retire as a MAJOR. You might have to lead HRC by the nose but you will get it.
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Yes in many instances in the Guard. It's a blow to the ego to say the least. Most took it in stride especially if it happened before their 20. In some cases if they were O-5 and a full-time state technician they were allowed to go W2. On retirement day they go right back to their highest rank with the retirement benefits there of. I had a friend who was my senior go through it. He was rifted to E-6 from O-4 because he never finished CAS3 (Combined Arms Staff Service School, a.k.a PowerPoint Academy which is now rolled into Captain's Career Course or whatever the new name is) and couldn't be promoted to O-5. He mostly SUTAed his remaining 8 months so no one saw him that often, but once it was over and he got his 20 he left graciously.
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