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The Armed Forces (Discharge and Transfer to the Reserve Forces) Regulations 2009

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Entitlement to be discharged or transferred

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4.—(1) Where an enlisted person becomes entitled to be discharged or transferred to a reserve force—

(a)subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), he shall be discharged or transferred as soon as is practicable; but

(b)he shall remain a member of the regular forces until discharged or transferred.

(2) Where an enlisted person—

(a)was enlisted in the United Kingdom,

(b)becomes entitled to be discharged at a time when he is serving outside the United Kingdom, and

(c)elects to be discharged in the United Kingdom,

he shall be conveyed to the United Kingdom as soon as is practicable and at no expense to him, and shall be discharged on his arrival there, or, if he consents to his discharge being delayed, within six months after his arrival.

(3) Where an enlisted person—

(a)falls to be transferred to a reserve force at a time when he is serving outside the United Kingdom, and

(b)elects to be transferred in the United Kingdom,

he shall be conveyed to the United Kingdom as soon as is practicable and at no expense to him, and shall be transferred on his arrival there, or, if he consents to his transfer being delayed, within six months after his arrival.

(4) References in this regulation to a person’s becoming entitled to be discharged include his becoming so entitled by virtue of these Regulations.

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