[taxcontrol]

....that I resign," Paredes said yesterday ...

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Boy is delusional.
If memory serves, the only people who are allowed to resign are Commissioned officers, not enlisted or non-coms.

[hiredhand]

...that I resign," Paredes said yesterday ...

---- Boy is delusional. If memory serves, the only people who are allowed to resign are Commissioned officers, not enlisted or non-coms.

Ditto...not to mention Article 92 of the UCMJ.

[Arkinsaw]

If memory serves, the only people who are allowed to resign are Commissioned officers, not enlisted or non-coms.

And if you resign your commission, it doesn't necessarily mean that your obligation is ended. It just means you are not an officer any more.

[SilentServiceCPOWife]

You're right. As an enlisted man, he can't resign. And the Navy is not going to just let him walk away from this. The following is from Article 85 of the Uniform Code of Military Jusice. The article refers to desertion.

(1) without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away therefrom permanently;

(2) quits his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important service;

IMO, this isn't about the war at all. This is about a slacker who doesn't want to go on a deployment and has manufactured this situation to get sympathy and support. He sought out media attention to build a shield of public opinion between him and the consequences of his actions.

It remains to be seen if the Navy will succumb to public pressure or if they will stand firm and do what is right.