Jeren Fullmore ⋅ Pearson, GA Pearson Police Department ⋅ 12 years experience

Thank you both, I got it through and out of the Army now!

John Green ⋅ Cary, NC Information Technology ⋅ 40 years experience

A written statement is provided by the soldier, not the soldier's employer.

A. SOLDIER MUST NOT BE MISSION ESSENTIAL TO THEIR ASSIGNED ORGANIZATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE SPCMCA.

B. PROVIDE A WRITTEN STATEMENT INDICATING THE JOB OFFERED, WHETHER IT IS FULL TIME OR PART TIME, WHETHER COMPENSATION IS SALARIED OR HOURLY, AND THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION AS VERIFIED BY DOCUMENTATION FROM THE EMPLOYER. THE STATEMENT MUST ALSO REFLECT THE START DATE FOR EMPLOYMENT AND FALL WITHIN THE 180 DAY PERIOD PRECEDING THE SOLDIER’S CONTRACTUAL ETS. THE STATEMENT SHOULD OUTLINE HOW EARLY SEPARATION FACILITATES ACCEPTANCE OF THE JOB OFFERED AND HOW A DELAY WOULD CAUSE A HARDSHIP.

C. THE EMPLOYMENT MUST BE FULL-TIME AND SHOULD MEET THE SOLDIER’S INCOME REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT EXPENSES LISTED AS PART OF HIS OR HER INTEGRATED 12 MONTH POST SEPARATION BUDGET COMPLETED AS PART OF THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP). IN INSTANCES WHERE THE PROJECTED INCOME DOES NOT MEET LISTED EXPENSES, THE SOLDIER MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THIS FACT IN THE STATEMENT OUTLINED ABOVE IN PARA 3B. THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY WILL TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN ACTING ON THE REQUEST FOR EARLY SEPARATION.

D. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF EARLY SEPARATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCEPTING EMPLOYMENT AS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 2A ABOVE WILL BE NO EARLIER THAN 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF EMPLOYMENT. IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES, WHERE THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY DETERMINES THAT THE 10 DAY PERIOD IS INSUFFICIENT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SOLDIER, SOLDIERS MAY BE SEPARATED UP TO 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EMPLOYMENT START DATE. APPROPRIATE CASES FOR THIS TIME EXTENSION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SOLDIERS WHO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL TIME TO RELOCATE FOR EMPLOYMENT.

E. ACCRUED LEAVE WILL BE USED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE AS TRANSITION LEAVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH EARLY SEPARATION.