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He/she has decided to extend their contract with the Navy ?
Can anyone help us to understand the difference between extending a contract and re-inlisting ?
If extending a contract can they make him/her change their assignment or is there a way to secure your assigned ship and job ?
Thank you in advance for your wisdom :)
We they still have 2 years of reserves after the extension :)
Can they retrain in any branch with an extension ?
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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The extension doesn't change the duty station or job, that would only change if the sailor was due to transfer anyway. Same for re-enlisting, you don't change commands unless it is time to do so.
Re-enlisting takes more approval than fulfilling the extension requirement. The extension is built into the original contract, re-enlisting creates a "new" contract. It changes the IRR component as well I believe.
Angie will know, she was a career counselor... I don't explain this very well.
Basically, the "reserves" are IRR... inactive reserves who do not drill or train. You don't switch branches, they simply send a form to be updated annually. Don't worry about that, it isn't active reserves.
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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not really sure what exactly you are asking...so will explain what I think you are asking.
All Sailors join the Navy for a total of 8 years, be it 4 years active duty 4 years reserve or what ever.
If the Sailor joins active duty, there first contract says how long they are in for, most are either 4 years or 4 years with a 2 year extension. With active duty they MUST get approved to either reenlist or extend after their first contract will be expired, if they do not have approval from Big Navy they can not reenlist or extend. Now with Active duty Sailors it is best to reenlist and not extend. The reason I say that is they can reenlist for 2-6 years, but with extensions they can only have a total of 48 months extension before a reenlistment. Also when they reenlist there paperwork is all updated in the computer systems..that may seem like something small..but it really isn't it forces the Sailor to review who their life insurance will go to and other vital paper work.
If a Sailor has there first contract for 4 years, and then extends for 2 years, they will still have 2 years left with the reserves after they finish their active duty time.
Regarding securing things in the Navy...it doesn't happen. If it is time for them to transfer from the command they are at, they will be required to do that. does not matter if they reenlist or extend. Regarding the job they do in the Navy...now that is a tricky one, as they can be forced to pick another job if the one they are in is over manned.
Regarding retain in any branch...if you are talking about the other branches of the service...they joined the Navy they can not just go to another branch.
Few questions for you...when did this person join the Navy (as in leave for bootcamp, a year is fine doesn't have to be exact date)? What is this persons job (ET, FC, EN, etc...) what is their paygrade (E1, E3...)? Are they active duty or reserves?
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