Posted on Oct 28, 2019
Does 38B plus OCS qualify one for 38A or would I have to do the whole pipeline again?
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I am a 68W and a Paramedic. I would like to go to CAAS and become a CA Medic, but I would also like to commission. Does 38B + OCS qualify one for 38A or would I have to do the whole pipeline again? Thanks.
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38B: Civil Affairs Specialist
38A: Civil Affairs Officer
38B: Civil Affairs Specialist 38A: Civil Affairs Officer
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No.
You have to pick your path. Assuming you are qualified to go CA (you are not until you are an E-4), you could apply for CAAS and go the enlisted route.
Officers have a different pipeline, and requires that you commission as another branch and then convert when you are a Sr LT or Captain by going through the CA officer course.
You can do both eventually, but one is not a shortcut for the other. You need to do the full Monty.
You have to pick your path. Assuming you are qualified to go CA (you are not until you are an E-4), you could apply for CAAS and go the enlisted route.
Officers have a different pipeline, and requires that you commission as another branch and then convert when you are a Sr LT or Captain by going through the CA officer course.
You can do both eventually, but one is not a shortcut for the other. You need to do the full Monty.
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For active duty, you would still go through the officer pipeline after being a 38B, though you would not have to repeat CAAS.
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