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The '''Delayed Entry Program''', also called the Delayed Enlistment Program, is a program where individuals going into active duty in the [[United States Armed Forces]] enlist first into the DEP before they ship out to training.[[Basic InCombat actualityTraining]] (BCT), thisor "boot camp". This is a legally binding [[contract]], an enlistment into the [[Reserve Component of the Armed Forces of the United States|inactive reserves]], with an agreement to report forto activea dutytraining station (trainingthe ___location of one's BCT) atby a specificcertain timedate. Under the current regulations, an individual can remain in the futureDEP for up to 365 days, after which the recruit will either have to report for training, begin the enlistment process again, or be discharged from the DEP. However, regulations governing the [[United States Army|Army]],<ref>[http://www.usarec.army.mil/im/formpub/REC_PUBS/R601_56.pdf Reg601-56.pmd<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[United States Navy|Navy]], [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]],<ref>[http://www.marines.mil/news/publications/Documents/MCO%20P1100.72C%20W%20ERRATUM.pdf MCO P1100.72C W ERRATUM MILITARY PERSONNEL PROCUREMENT MANUAL, VOLUME 2, ENLISTED PROCUREMENT (SHORT TITLE: MPPM ENLPROC)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[United States Air Force|Air Force]],<ref>http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/pubfiles/afrs/36/afrsi36-2001/afrsi36-2001.pdf</ref> and [[U.S. Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] vary.
While in the DEP the member’s [[Military recruiter|recruiter]] will spend time with them and begin training them in military fundamentals such as [[drill and ceremony]], [[first aid]], [[chain of command]], and [[Military rank|rank structure]] prior to [[active duty]] enlistment
One of the benefits for the applicant is to assist in the preparation for the Armed forces prior to activation of his or her contract. The member’s recruiter will spend time with each member of the DEP program and assist in learning of tasks such as marching, general military knowledge prior to the [[Basic Combat Training]] (BCT), or "boot camp".
Under the current regulations, an individual can remain in the DEP for up to 365 days, after which the recruit will either have to: a) begin the enlistment process again or b) be discharged from the DEP. When the recruit signs the DEP Enlistment Contract, he/she is entering into a legally binding contract to report to his/her training station (the ___location of his/her BCT) by a certain date. However, regulations governing the Army,<ref>[http://www.usarec.army.mil/im/formpub/REC_PUBS/R601_56.pdf Reg601-56.pmd<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Navy,<ref>[http://usmilitary.about.com/library/pdf/navrecruit.pdf COMNAVCRUITCOMINST 1130.8F<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Marines,<ref>[http://www.marines.mil/news/publications/Documents/MCO%20P1100.72C%20W%20ERRATUM.pdf MCO P1100.72C W ERRATUM MILITARY PERSONNEL PROCUREMENT MANUAL, VOLUME 2, ENLISTED PROCUREMENT (SHORT TITLE: MPPM ENLPROC)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Air Force,<ref>http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/pubfiles/afrs/36/afrsi36-2001/afrsi36-2001.pdf</ref> and Coast Guard<ref>[http://www.girightshotline.org/discharges/dep/coast/index.html GI Rights Hotline<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> (in other words, every branch of service) currently state that a) applicants who request release from the DEP must be released and b) if the applicant refuses to ship out to basic training, he or she may either be released from the DEP or given an Entry Level (Uncharacterized) Separation. The [http://www.girightshotline.org GI Rights Network], a non-profit that assists military personnel seeking discharges, cites [http://usmilitary.about.com About.com's US Military section] in reporting that no one has been prosecuted or involuntarily ordered to active duty for not reporting to BCT since at least the 1970's.<ref>http://www.girightshotline.org/discharges/dep/dep-fact-sheet.pdf</ref>
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== External links ==
* [http://www.delayedentryprogram.com Delayed Entry Program (DEP) information and resources on delayedentryprogram.com]
* [http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/joiningup/a/dep.htm DEP Information on About.com's U.S. Military section]
[[Category:Military of the United States]]
* [http://www.girightshotline.org/discharges Discharge guidelines and summaries (including discharges from the DEP) on girightshotline.org/discharges]
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