Reply #13: here is the best advice I have ever heard on how to get out... [View All]

[Javaman]

of the military.

The military looks at recruits as investments, the more money they put in, the more aggressive they are in pursuing legal matters to getting a return on their investment.

With that said:

If he hasn't begun boot camp yet. Have him go AWOL. But remember, the duration for AWOL is different for each branch of the service. (don't ask me which is which, I don't know, I'm sure you can find out on google)

Anyway, so for example: if the Marines declare any service person AWOL after 30 days, then have this guy go AWOL but then show back up again on day 28 or 29, before he is officially declared as such. Have him tell them that he made a horrible mistake and if they take him in again, he will just go AWOL again. This is not a total guarantee but from the various things I have read, this is actually a very good tactic.

The reasoning behind it, as mentioned above, the military, with new recruits, haven't invested a dime yet and aren't going to loose a dime. If however, this guy was a marine fighter pilot, it would be a vastly different story.

It's not easy, but it can be done.