money discharge....

[ocholdemplayer]

California**************I just recieve a large amount of money which makes the amount i am getting from the military (navy) very insignificant ...is there a way to get a discharge based on these fact and what is the requirements for the dischage? thanks...i dont want a negitive record but i dont want to be in the military anymore..thanks

[justalayman]

Given the amount of info you provided******************************************......sure ...why not.

Actually you might try posting what you are talking about in a manner in which somebody reading it (like us) would have half a chance of understanding it (for an example of how to post poorly, see post just previous to mine)

[dallas702]

Yeah. Maybe if you ask real nice and pay the taxpayers back for every freaking dime we spent training you, and then training your replacement (which will probably wipe out your "large amount of money").

Why worry about the type of discharge you get? You have all that money to make you happy. I'm sure all your shipmates, family, and friends will understand.

Selfish morons like you don't belong in our military. You don't deserve the honor.

[fozzy2]

Actually, the military has traditionally been open to discharging people who come into large sums of money (often via inheritance or lottery), for "the good of the service." I'm not aware of a specific regulation, but you can just submit a request explaining why you want/need the discharge. The Navy may or may not decide to give you the admin discharge, but as I said they do approve such requests sometimes.

Generally speaking, it helps if you come up with a reason other than "take this job and shove it" or "I plan to rent a hotel suite and spend six drunken months test-driving hookers." The best line is when you want to "continue a family business" or your money needs full time management attention. After all, as rich people know, it takes work to maintain a fortune. We are talking about substantial sums of money here (I'd say over 100k to start). Enough that the Navy will believe that you might not continue to behave like a typical downtrodden sailor anymore.

Of course, tactfully offering your CO a cut might improve your chances... (just kidding!).

[csporluck]

I'd think it would be ALOT more than 100k. Why? Because Bonuses can be close to 60k, and 100k isn't much of a jump. Even 250k wouldn't be enough, why? Because thats how much SGLI can pay, and there ARE Military married to Military with one of them being killed on active duty. A job offer that pays 130k/year doesn't work, because anyone with clearance can get those jobs going to Iraq for a year as a Contractor... But hey, we don't know how much he's talking about for a "money discharge".

[dallas702]

Originally Posted by fozzy2

Actually, the military has traditionally been open to discharging people who come into large sums of money (often via inheritance or lottery), for "the good of the service." I'm not aware of a specific regulation, but you can just submit a request explaining why you want/need the discharge. The Navy may or may not decide to give you the admin discharge, but as I said they do approve such requests sometimes.

Unless the U.S. Government and the military has gone totally soft in the head that's just bull. It costs tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars to train and equip a military member. it doesn't matter one iota what their financial recources are on the upside (unlike hardship discharges to care for ailing family members), a discharge for coming into some $$$ is ridiculous.

During the height of Viet Nam "conflict" ('68) there was a young two-striper on our base whose parents were quite wealthy. He actually drove a Rolls Royce to work every day. He was shipped out just like everyone else, and did the same duty as everyone else. There wasn't a chance in Hades that he could have gotten out because he had "too much" money. OTH, when Carter was demoralizing and chopping our armed forces to the bone I got an early release of 6 months because I had an opportunity to teach at the local university. But, that was at a time of almost catastrophic force reductions. I don't think this is one of those times.