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Commitment Question

BRM21o

BRM21o

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This question applies to all communities for USNA service selection (USMC/SWO/SUB) but what happens when your service commitment is up but you're still in a non-FMF B-billet (or shore command)? For example, say your a LogO...you're done with your first fleet tour around the 4 year mark. Do you just do one year of your B-billet or do you finish your tour until you're around the 6 1/2-7 year mark? Is it really 5 years to the date of your contract papers or until they say you can leave?

I know aviators spend around 10 years in the fleet (2 flight school + 8 commitment) and this matches up with the career progression diagram https://www.tbs.usmc.mil/Pages/MyMOS/All_Career_Progression.asp but what about the other MOS's? Is it really 5 and dive or more like 7?
 
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phrogpilot73

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BRM21o said:
This question applies to all communities for USNA service selection (USMC/SWO/SUB) but what happens when your service commitment is up but you're still in a non-FMF B-billet (or shore command)? For example, say your a LogO...you're done with your first fleet tour around the 4 year mark. Do you just do one year of your B-billet or do you finish your tour until you're around the 6 1/2-7 year mark? Is it really 5 years to the date of your contract papers or until they say you can leave?

I know aviators spend around 10 years in the fleet (2 flight school + 8 commitment) and this matches up with the career progression diagram https://www.tbs.usmc.mil/Pages/MyMOS/All_Career_Progression.asp but what about the other MOS's? Is it really 5 and dive or more like 7?
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It depends really. If you accept orders to a B-Billet that includes a PCS move, than you incur a two year time on station commitment. So, you hit the 4 year mark, take PCS orders - now you can't bail until the 6 year mark. If you accept orders to a B-Billet that does not include a PCS move (PCA), then you don't incur a commitment, and you can dive at 5. That's really the long pole in the tent, PCS vs. PCA.
 
HH-60H

HH-60H

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My experience is Navy related, but it is probably similar to the Marine Corps.

Obviously, the service can always deny your resignation.

However, in the situation you described, as long as you don't incur additional obligations (service schools, TA, or PCS obliserv) AND you comply with the instructions governing your resignation process, then yes, you would be let go at the 5 year mark.
 
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