Posted on Mar 22, 2019
If I will be changing units, what should I expect? Is adjusting difficult?
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I may be changing my MOS to 35L within a year or two, and would most likely be changing commands due to the lack of slots in my current unit. I’ve been with the same command and unit for 4 years and feel “at home”. If I were to change commands, what should I expect and is adjusting difficult?
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When you Reclass, you will always move. If you stay your MOS, you'll eventually move as well. Every unit is different, has a different feel, culture and optempo. It's like asking someone what it's like to be in a different family - each one is unique. You'll only find out once you move.
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SGM Erik Marquez
SFC (Join to see) - Fair enough, just noting, it is not always. Fare as I know and remember, we did nothing at the CO/BN/BDE level to retain them in the BN. They chose a new MOS after MED Board (maybe that's the difference for the exception?) Went to AIT, came back and worked in the BN COMMS shop, or BN S4..And I was mistaken, I looked...I had only 3..so one guy remembering 3 SM over 7 years is not a lot, just noting its more then never.
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SGM Erik Marquez they even get moved when they medical Reclass now as well. Which really sucks for them because they get a class with a date of about 45 days from the decision date. That's a short amount of time to tell a family they're moving.
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SFC (Join to see) SGM Erik Marquez In this case, the service member is a USAR soldier. It is very common for reservists to be offered another position under a different MOS in their current unit. However, 35L being a packet MOS means that he will most likely move.
SGT Sean O'Hara Don't stress changing units, it's a natural part of the soldier's life cycle. I know plenty of reservists who have spent 10 - 15 years in the same battalion, but in the grand scheme of the Army, that is not the norm. Army Reserve Careers Division recommends that you stay under the same UIC for no more that 24 months. My personal take is, don't stay in the same battalion for more than 3 years. Worst case scenario, you may go from a really great unit to a really sad one for a couple years, but ultimately you will get so much insight on why one unit functioned well and the other didn't and that will make you a leader capable of avoiding those mistakes in the future.
SGT Sean O'Hara Don't stress changing units, it's a natural part of the soldier's life cycle. I know plenty of reservists who have spent 10 - 15 years in the same battalion, but in the grand scheme of the Army, that is not the norm. Army Reserve Careers Division recommends that you stay under the same UIC for no more that 24 months. My personal take is, don't stay in the same battalion for more than 3 years. Worst case scenario, you may go from a really great unit to a really sad one for a couple years, but ultimately you will get so much insight on why one unit functioned well and the other didn't and that will make you a leader capable of avoiding those mistakes in the future.
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Different experiences help build our mental database for becoming better individuals and leaders. Mark the good that makes you feel comfortable and part of a team for reuse when you assume leadership roles (formal and informal). Mark the "bad" as what not to do or be. Mark them all as education and for use in developing yourself and others.
Routine is the enemy of growth.
Routine is the enemy of growth.
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The two BEST units in the Army are the one you are going to and the one you just came from.
Adjusting is exactly as difficult as you make it. If you insist on doing things the way your last unit did them, it will be difficult. If you choose to take that experience and learn and apply it when)where appropriate, but also choose to learn the way your new unit does things, you'll be fine.
Adjusting is exactly as difficult as you make it. If you insist on doing things the way your last unit did them, it will be difficult. If you choose to take that experience and learn and apply it when)where appropriate, but also choose to learn the way your new unit does things, you'll be fine.
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