Entry Level Performance and Conduct Discharge (Entry Level Separation)
Navy
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MILPERSMAN Section 1910-154 (18 Dec 2023) SEPARATION BY REASON OF ENTRY-LEVEL PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT
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- MILPERSMAN Section 1910-154 (18 Dec 2023) SEPARATION BY REASON OF ENTRY-LEVEL PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT (55.5 KB)
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1. Policy. Per reference (a), Service members may be separated for entry-level performance and conduct when:
a. In an entry-level status on the date of notification of administrative separation processing;
b. It is determined members are unqualified for further naval service by reason of unsatisfactory performance and conduct as evidenced by incapability, lack of reasonable effort, failure to adapt to the naval environment, or minor disciplinary infractions; and
c. Have violated a NAVPERS 1070/613 Administrative Remarks counseling and or warning, which specifically addresses Service member’s unsatisfactory performance and or conduct per MILPERSMAN 1910-202. A Service member must have violated a NAVPERS 1070/613 warning prior to processing for separation under this category.
2. Entry-Level Status
a. Upon enlistment a Service member qualifies for entry-level status during:
(1) The first 365 days of continuous active military service, or
(2) The first 365 days of continuous active military service after a break in service of more than 92 days of active service.
b. A Service member of a Reserve Component who is not on active duty, or who is serving under a call or order to active duty for 365 days or less, begins entry-level status upon enlistment in a Reserve Component. Entry-level status for such a Service member of a Reserve Component terminates:
(1) 365 days after beginning training if the Service member is ordered to active duty for training for one continuous period of 180 days or more; or
(2) 180 days after the beginning of the second period of active duty training if the Service member is ordered to active duty for training under a program that splits the training into two or more separate periods of active duty.