Can prior service get any types of schools in their contract?

SGT Jaxston Hartlett — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:24:05 -0500

I served in the guard while getting my degree with the goal of commissioning into active. Ive gone into the recruiter and asked about getting any schools(airborne, air assault, etc). They said since im prior service they cant offer me any in my contract and that i just have to hope i get one. Is this true or just the recruiter not wanting to put in effort? Just wanting to know before i get screwed like my last enlistment. And if true hkw likely is it for either a 15A or 13A to get schools?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 5 at 2021 12:32 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:32:00 -0500

Airborne can be placed in the contract. You’ll need to complete an airborne physical prior to shipping out (only school I can think of when signing the contract to enter in). Air assault will have to be done once you’re at your unit (like other schools).

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 6 at 2021 8:19 AM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:19:06 -0500

The only school you could get from MEPS is airborne and that is only likely if your contract is for Bragg.
Once commissioned, you will get schools. If you end up at Campbell you can count on Air Assault school.
If you manage to branch 15A, you're already getting a pretty cool badge.
And if you ask for Ranger school after BOLC, you'll probably get it.

Just to be clear, you weren't "screwed on your last enlistment" in the Guard just because you wanted Airborne or Air Assault and didn't get them.
If you weren't in an airborne unit, you weren't getting Airborne school in the Guard, period.
There are less Guard seats for Airborne school than there are Guard Soldiers in airborne units who need school every year.
And if your state didn't get any Air Assault seats for the year, then your state wasn't sending anyone that year. If your state got a few seats for Air Assault, then your G3 probably allocated them based on OMLs that some of the BDEs submitted and some probably didn't. For example, CA is a large Guard state with an IBCT and 12000 Soldiers that gets 5 to 7 Air Assault seats a year, allocated to BDE OMLs and BWC winners.

Army schools are a finite number of seats for generating the required capabilities in the right units, it's not Burger King.

Response by SPC Devin Young made Jan 8 at 2021 10:21 PM

SPC Devin Young — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 22:21:15 -0500

They may not offer you anything at meps but you will have the option to volunteer for airborne and rasp if you change your mos and become a MOS-T

Response by SFC Henry Garrett made Feb 5 at 2021 9:18 AM

SFC Henry Garrett — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:18:28 -0500

You can always submit a 4187 later on requesting the training if nothing gives! Stay on it!!