Skip to main content  I want to leave the army. How do I do it?
Fort Campbell, KY | Filed under: Military law  I have been in
the military for 161 days now and I want out. I just can't take
it anymore.  Attorney Answers 4   There is no easy out. You
signed a contract. However, there are several ways a service
members' career may be terminated, and most of them are not
overly good. A soldier could be punitively discharged, or given
an administrative discharge, or medical discharge. Generslly, if
a soldier does not complete his contract, he will get a
characterization of service less than honorable, unless he is no
longer fit for duty, and in that case he will be medically
discharged with an honorable characterization. As a rule, the
service member cannot shoot his way out of don't try. I suggest
you call a military attorney to go over your options. In your
case, you have not completed 180 days in the service, so there
is a possibility of ELS, but only if your command allows it. If
you are able to receive an E