Just_A_Mom
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Here is the link to the Official DOD instruction for Military Service Obligation. It's good reading, applies to all Military Departments (including the Coast Guard) and clearly spells out the obligations for both ROTC and Service Academies.
I highly recommend that everyone signing a contract with the Military read and understand the contract.
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/130425p.pdf
For those unable to click on the link here are some highlights:
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I highly recommend that everyone signing a contract with the Military read and understand the contract.
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/130425p.pdf
For those unable to click on the link here are some highlights:
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Wow, look at that - 8 years!!4. POLICY
It is DoD policy under 10 U.S.C. (reference (b)) that:
4.1. Every person, on initial entry into a Military Service, shall serve a total of 8 years, to be fulfilled, in accordance with this Instruction.
4.2. The MSO for any person whose initial entry into a Military Service is on or after June 1, 1984, shall be for a period of 8 years from the date of enlistment, appointment, or, when authorized by law, induction.
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6.6. Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) and Service Academy Appointment
6.6.1. ROTC Appointments
6.6.1.1. ROTC Scholarship Recipients. An officer appointed under
Section. 2107(d) of reference (b) shall have an MSO of 8 years from the date of appointment.
6.6.1.2. ROTC Advanced Training. An officer appointed under Section
2106 of reference (b) shall have an MSO of 8 years from the date of appointment minus any prior enlisted Military Service before entry into advanced training, in accordance with DoD Directive 1215.8 (reference (f)).
6.6.1.3. Military Junior Colleges Scholarship Recipients. An officer
appointed in the Reserve of the Army under Section 2107a(d) of reference (b) shall have an MSO of 8 years from the date of appointment.
6.6.2. Service Academy Appointments. An officer appointed under Chapters 403, 603, or 903 of reference (b) shall incur an MSO of 8 years from the date of appointment. If an appointment is terminated before graduation or if a cadet or midshipman refuses to accept a commission offered following graduation, the MSO shall be equivalent to the period for which the member is ordered to serve on active duty or in the Reserve components under Sections 4348, 6959, or 9348 of title 10 (reference (b)),
and in accordance with DoD Directives 1332.23 and 1235.10 (references (g) and (h)).