GoingNorth
Crazy Cat Lady
I can't speak for the regulations now, but when husband went in in the very late seventies, they did do delayed entry. This was during the height of the cold war and the military was ramping up in a big way.
husband was of legal age and didn't have any special reason for going delayed entry beyond wanting more time to get into shape. He was fine on weight and conditioning and all of that, but wanted to start running.
Basically, if you didn't report on your entry date you were immediately declared AWOL. husband did get an extension on his report date, but that was because he broke his ankle a couple of weeks before he was scheduled to report.
He had to have a report from his doctor AND an approval from the military doctors before he could leave for basic.
husband was of legal age and didn't have any special reason for going delayed entry beyond wanting more time to get into shape. He was fine on weight and conditioning and all of that, but wanted to start running.
Basically, if you didn't report on your entry date you were immediately declared AWOL. husband did get an extension on his report date, but that was because he broke his ankle a couple of weeks before he was scheduled to report.
He had to have a report from his doctor AND an approval from the military doctors before he could leave for basic.