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10/08/2008 10:51:03 PM · #1 |
| egads i haven't been able to remember this term and its been driving me nuts for days. whats the term for the end of a soldiers service? please help me here im going crazy |
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10/08/2008 10:51:37 PM · #2 |
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10/08/2008 10:51:54 PM · #3 |
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10/08/2008 10:53:24 PM · #4 |
| i dont think thats what im thinking of, is there another term that means the same thing? |
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10/08/2008 10:57:49 PM · #5 |
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10/08/2008 11:00:55 PM · #6 |
Release from Active Duty
You get a Form DD214 when you separate from the military.
Honorable Discharge
-- Just throwing some out there. |
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10/08/2008 11:01:26 PM · #7 |
| oh damn, ill never get it. oh well, ill just deal with discharge |
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10/08/2008 11:03:09 PM · #8 |
Death?
Dishonorable discharge.
Retired?
Leave of absence.
AWOL? Absent without official leave.
Deserter.
Released.
Dismiss!
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10/08/2008 11:09:13 PM · #9 |
| you mean, like end or termination of the enlistment? |
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10/08/2008 11:10:48 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Maggye:
you mean, like end or termination of the enlistment? |
yeh, but theres a certian term that i cant quite think of thats the equivilant of termintaion/discharge etc |
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10/08/2008 11:13:55 PM · #11 |
| EAOS -End of Active Obligated Service |
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10/08/2008 11:14:06 PM · #12 |
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10/08/2008 11:19:50 PM · #13 |
| dod terms you might find something in here |
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10/08/2008 11:29:37 PM · #14 |
Short timer, Road Warrior (Retired On Active Duty), new civilian
Message edited by author 2008-10-08 23:29:50. |
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10/08/2008 11:29:51 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by taterbug:
EAOS -End of Active Obligated Service |
Yep. 18 months and (not really) counting! :) |
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10/08/2008 11:31:42 PM · #16 |
"ETS Date"
Expiration of Term of Service (ETS)
Message edited by author 2008-10-08 23:34:04. |
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10/08/2008 11:34:42 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by EBJones:
Originally posted by taterbug:
EAOS -End of Active Obligated Service |
Yep. 18 months and (not really) counting! :) |
Made your short-timer chain yet? :-) |
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10/09/2008 01:17:14 AM · #18 |
"ETS Date"
Expiration of Term of Service (ETS)
thank you SDW, Its been 20 years this month! |
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10/09/2008 02:39:44 AM · #19 |
R.I.P.
kidding. I heard the "booooo"s - just surprised I was the first to post that. :P
EAOS (taterbug's answer) is the correct answer when I was in the Navy. Short timer was also the term used for someone getting close to their EAOS. |
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10/09/2008 03:14:28 AM · #20 |
| we just call em "lucky bastards" because they are going back to the general population again - lucky bastards! |
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10/09/2008 04:49:46 AM · #21 |
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Message edited by author 2008-10-09 06:30:06. |
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10/09/2008 04:50:17 AM · #22 |
| Decommision? Whatever that means. |
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10/09/2008 06:41:53 AM · #23 |
Would you be thinking of Demobilization or Demob for short?
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10/09/2008 07:06:05 AM · #24 |
I was going to suggest demobilized as well. Got beaten by  paynekj :-) |
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10/09/2008 07:15:05 AM · #25 |
Originally posted by EBJones:
Originally posted by taterbug:
EAOS -End of Active Obligated Service |
Yep. 18 months and (not really) counting! :) |
tomorrow is 6 months for me...but mine isn't just EAOS its RETIREMENT BABY! (insert happy face doing crazy happy dance here)
eta: I don't have my short timers chain but my desktop does have a countdown calendar on it and yesterday I was sent this excel spreadsheet lol
Message edited by author 2008-10-09 07:19:06.
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