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termination of engagement good or bad

  • 16-10-2009 1:33pm
    #1
    damienf1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 133 ✭✭


    termination of engagement is this good or bad discharge from the Army?


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  • #2
    Hard Larry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 670 ✭✭✭Hard Larry


    damienf1 wrote: »
    termination of engagement is this good or bad discharge from the Army?

    It just means that a person was discharge because their contract expired after X amount of years service. It being good or bad depends on the write up from your CO.


  • #3
    Nuttzz
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    damienf1 wrote: »
    termination of engagement is this good or bad discharge from the Army?

    if this is in relation to being discharged from the rdf for not signing on for another period then it is a good discharge, the only real bad discharges are either failure of drug tests or kicked out on disciplinary grounds


  • #4
    CokaColumbo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 478 ✭✭CokaColumbo


    If I am correct, the minimum contract for PDF personnel is 5 years service?

    If one was to sign this contract but after 2 years decided that he was finished with army life how does he go about getting discharged from the army? If he doesn't see out his contract completely is a soldier dishonourably discharged or is he given this 'termination of engagement' thing?
    Desertion would not be an issue here.


  • #5
    pmg58
    Closed Accounts Posts: 471 ✭✭pmg58


    Its possibly to buy your way out AFAIK but it can be VERY expensive.


  • #6
    Hard Larry
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    You can discharge by purchase, cost is €300 for someone on a 5yr contract.

    Its neither honorable or dishonorable. Again your service being good or bad depends on how you acted during time in the Army.


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  • #7
    pmg58
    Closed Accounts Posts: 471 ✭✭pmg58


    Thats a lot cheaper than I thought it was. Does it go up if you've done a lot of courses or anything?


  • #8
    minidazzler
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    pmg58 wrote: »
    Thats a lot cheaper than I thought it was. Does it go up if you've done a lot of courses or anything?

    For Officers it's alot more expensive as they are supposed to pay back all college fee's.


  • #9
    Rob67
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭Rob67


    pmg58 wrote: »
    Its possibly to buy your way out AFAIK but it can be VERY expensive.

    Discharge by purchase cost is dependant on how much service is left to go and how many/type of courses you have completed. If you have a speciality (ie CIS, Eng/apprenticeship) you may have a battle on your hands! Get your Ord Room to get the cost of the discharge from Soldiers Payroll.

    Remember, if you are discharging before you have completed your engagement (9 yrs) you will have a reserve commitment to be completed from date of discharge to termination of engagement, you can purchase your way out of that too, IIRC it costs about €10 to do so. The reserve commitment means you can be called up for a period of service, once a year every year, for the remaining period.


  • #10
    bleedinrapidbud
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭bleedinrapidbud


    pmg58 wrote: »
    Thats a lot cheaper than I thought it was. Does it go up if you've done a lot of courses or anything?

    If your a 'line soldier' its only a few hundred to buy yourself out but if your on tech pay its thousands.
    Tech 2 costs 2500 to buy your way out!!!!


  • #11
    Rob67
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭Rob67


    damienf1 wrote: »
    termination of engagement is this good or bad discharge from the Army?

    Termination of Engagement is a term used to define the end of a military career, the bit you have to watch out for is under what section of Admin Instr A10 Para 58 the individual is being discharged under. There are several there that you would not want on a discharge book.


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