Legal Question in Military Law in New York

Army Enlistment Contract

I have recently signed a contract to enlist in the army. I am in the process of renegotiating my contract because a guidance counselor at MEPS told me that I did not qualify for the occupation that I signed up for. The renegotiation has not taken place yet. I now have serious doubts that the army is the right place for me. Is there any legal way for me to break the contract. Another thing: I signed the contract when I was temporarily disqualified because I did not pass the army physical. I was also sworn in. Is that even legal? Is the contract valid? What are my legal rights? Right now, I am in the Delayed Entry Program set to leave in January. I have even asked the army recruiter if I could go into the Army Reserves. He said no because I signed the contract for active duty--the same contract that is to be renegotiated anyway. I feel that he is being very deceptive and that he is just trying to make money. Since I have not shipped to basic training yet, is this a military or a civilian matter? Based on what I have experienced, I know that the army is not the place for me--not even the Army Reserve. I have serious concerns about the way I was processed at MEPS. Again, is there a way to get out the contract?

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