Process of getting DEP discharge?

Question

I will not get into the whole story about my recruiter. I've already notified the recruiting station and the commanding officer that I am not shipping out for the navy, in writing and in person. What do I need to do now to get the DEP discharge letter so I can join another branch? Do I need to talk to the commanding officer of the recruiting station or talk to someone at MEPS? Anybody who has been in my situation or a recruiter who knows what they are talking about please feel free to answer. Can I maybe speed up the process or at least to make sure that it doesn't take up to a year. Thanks for your help in advance.

Answer 1

I was going to join the army in 2000 but changed my mind, after much drama I went to the AF recuiter and he took care of everything.  

Answer 2

You have already taken the proper steps.

Recieving a letter back is pretty much a formality because even if you never sent the letter you can basically tell the recruiters to go to h**l and they can't do anything......the recruiters can't take you to boot camp if you refuse to go.

I was in your shoes too...I was going to enlist and I was in dep but then I found out the job I wanted was going to be denied to me based on my parents citizenship. I found all this a month before I was suppose to leave......I called my recruiter told him I'm not going...it took him a while for me to convince him I wasn't just letting my emotions controll me...I then sent a letter to the recruiting commander,

I never got a letter back but I did recieve a phone call from a recruiting chief just wanting to get my final word...I said No and he said "ok your out" and that was it. My shipping date is long passed and have not recieved anything about it.

Your in the clear..........by law they cannot force you into going against your will, worst thing they can do is contact you and beg or guilt trip you into going, but always know that if you don't want to go you don't have to go.

As far as consequences go, it doesn't leave any black marks. IF you want to go back to the military you might be questioned about it but if you are going to a different service there should not be a problem

Answer 3

If you've already sent a letter and told them in person then you don't have to do anything else. I think they will discharge you from the dep automatically when the ship date passes. It would make little sense for them to keep you in after that. Go ahead and talk to the recruiter from the branch you want to join, they could probably help you more.

SPC US Army

Answer 4

Write a letter to the commander at MEPS that will get everyones attention. Here is the link to the Mepcom site you can get all of the contact info there.

http://www.mepcom.army.mil/

Answer 5

You should get a letter from the navy recruiting command saying you've been dropped from DEP.  Contact the other service recruiter and tell him you've requested, in writing, that the navy drop you.  He should be able to check on it.

Answer 6

I got a DEP discharge from the Marine Reserves, in order to enlist in the Marines active duty. It was relatively easy. While you might be able to go through the CO, I would recommend going to your recruiter. They are professionals, and will know what to do.