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Yes, officers may resign their commission. It is possible that will not release them from their committment however.
Yes, but only after he or she has met all legal obligations for minimum number of years of service (which are different, based on several factors).
right after you finish college.....apply for a commission
Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia and, much later, Commander of Confederate Forces Robert E. Lee was a scion of one of the first families of Virginia (FFV). His father had been Washington's cavalry commander in the Revolution, and delivered Washington's eulogy. Lee graduated West Point second in his class with no demerits. He distinguished himself as a combat engineer in the Mexican War, becoming the aide to General Winfield Scott who, years later, offered him the command on the Union forces in the early days of the Civil War, prompting Lee to resign his commission and accept a commission in the Confederate Army when his home state of Virginia seceded.
Joseph E. Johnston of Virginia was the highest ranking US military officer to resign his commission and take command of a Southern army. He led the Army of the Shenandoah to reinforce General P.T. Beauregard's forces at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, where the total Confederate forces numbered about 32,000 men.
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