Recce By Death said:
From what I know (second hand information mind you) their contracts are being extended, the same as on your tour. The same as TF01-08.
Hmm... that's what I thought.. And if it is, for sure, an extension, than getting out of it would entail the same procedure as any other contract termination... and if that's the case for some of these members, then I think there are a few other threads here discussing the possible consequences.
Recce By Death said:
If there are people thinking about jumping ship at this point from the tour, they had better be ready to live with the consequences of their actions.
Personally, I think anyone who wants to jump ship now, after over a year of work up for some, should just be punted upon returning to home unit (depending on circumstances, of course, but I think we've covered this in other threads.) In my mind, unless it was a reasonable reason, which would have been addressed in the AGG/DAG process, members leaving a tour so late in the game have completely wasted everyones time; their units for nominating them and paying for their initial few months of work up, their adopting unit for, well, everything else, and the battle group in general, since now the TF is down a soldier. Oh... lets not forget the other 1000 or so reservists who would have done anything to be on that tour... Hell, if someone from my unit came back just because they wanted to bail on the tour, I'd be pissed... then I'd ask to take their place. (I know it wouldn't happen, but I can dream).
Anyway, I agree... Weather they're signing a new contract or just extending their existing one, if they bail they should be prepared to face the consequences. (Not just admin, but social a well).
As for the contracts themselves; I don't know what they're like now, but my contract offer was more than fair based on my class A time in and Class B/C employment days... I really couldn't find any reason to turn it down even if I wanted to... and I think this is generally how it goes. So, why would anyone turn down their contract for the reason that it isn't enough money, or isn't fair. So, that really only means turning down the contract 'cause they want to bail on the tour.
Either way, bailing on a tour is BS. Everyone knows what they're getting into, and I don't think any reservist could ever say "I didn't know" when there are vets in every PRes unit who should/would have told them about, well, everything. No excuses.