How can someone reclassify while still in AIT?

They cannot. Tell your friend it’s a job and it puts food on the table, pays the medical, and offers a pension after 20 years, at a time when other people can’t guarantee when their next meal is. Picking a career path is not like walking into Baskin Robbins and trying all 42 flavors of ice cream while someone pays their full pay and wages to train them. It will help him buy time till he figures out what he wants to be when he grows up.

They only way he can reclass to a different MOS while still in AIT is to fail his current AIT. If he does that, he will not get a choice in the new MOS. It will Needs of the Army and what he quals for. So, your brother is going to have to suck it up until it's time to either ETS or reenlist and try for a new MOS.

Unless he fails the AIT, he can’t reclass in AIT

He has 0 choices. The service can reclass you if the MOS is eliminated, or you fail AIT, in which class its for whatever the service needs. Or if you are normally within your last 12 months of service- you can request an MOS school. He is stuck for at least 3 yrs.

SFC James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" This is a duplicate post. Can this be merged or deleted from the same question he posted.

There is nothing he can do. He needs to wait to see how the MOS is in the Army. He signed his contract and swore in twice, he needs to suck it up.

It's been said a dozen times. Only if he fails. When I was in Intel School folks who funked out of EOD were sent our way because the Army didn't want to waste the TS clearance.

If a young soldier doesn't like the Army I can think of a zillion worse MOS's than to be a Chaplain Assistant. I know nothing of the job, but I doubt they are stuck burning classified documents in a burn pile out back on deployment, or cleaning the gross cooking surfaces in the DFAC.

Where ever he goes it's going to be worse than where he is.

As mentioned, it's a job. Folks get stuck flipping burgers or breaking their back digging ditches. A clerical position is going to allow him the ability to learn things on the side during dead time behind the desk. 3 years is not a long time. I know it's relative because he's probably young, but it will be gone in an instant and remember part of the 3 years is spent in TRADOC. So really it's only like 2.5 years.

If he got any sort of bonus or incentive to sign the contract for his MOS chances are he'll lose those as well.

What to the Drill SGT's say????? The fastest way out is through....................

You cannot reclass while in AIT unless he fails some critical element of his MOS training that he cannot be recycled for. There is no letter he can write, no form he can fill out.

Of course once he fails his AIT he then gets new orders cut for an AIT that is at the needs of the Army and not what he wants. Best thing to do is suck it up, complete the AIT for the MOS he chose and then later, request to reclassify.

The only way he could reclass is when it is time to reenlist or fails ait.

I would suggest that he just sticks it out. If he's re-classed due to him failing a section or something he'll be re-classed to an MOS that meets the needs of the Army. 15 months before his contract ends he can talk to his retention NCO about reclassing to an open MOS of his choice.

if he gets the opportunity to reclass they're usually given 3 options from whatever the needs of the army is at the time. (they're not usually top of the line jobs). However, he will not get to know what those options are until he's officially failed from his AIT. Which means if he doesn't like the options then thats too bad, he has to choose one.

56M is a pretty cool job, unless theres something about it that he really can't stand, then I'd suggest sticking to it. Now AIT's suck, no matter what job they are. Are you sure he doesn't want the job? Or maybe he's just complaining because hes in tradoc.

Pretty sure the only way for him to change his MOS now would be to flunk out of his current AIT, which would then mean he'd end up as "needs of the Army" and end up in one of those "more worst" combat arms jobs. Your brother signed a contract, he's going to be expected to uphold his end of it.

Brother, I know you asked about a year ago, but answers from "ranking" Brothers not withstanding aren't totally correct.
I gained my secondary MOS via OJT.
I was assigned to Ft. Belvior as an instructor (52C Gas Turbine Generator Specialist), but they had too many and I got asked to handle supply and distribution for the course, aka a USPS driver (complete with a Top Secret Clearance, as I carried Orders and other Personnel files). After a year, I requested the Secondary MOS, but didn't stay precise. I wanted a Courier MOS, but got 64C10...
In other words, ask - the worst they can say is "No!".

Suck it up and drive on... no way you can reclassify,

You cannot reclas in AIT!

As a 56M, his AIT is easy. Tell him to push through, get stationed and start doing the job he signed up for. As a 56M he will have the rare chance to see what most MOS' are like when he conducts ministry support with different units. I would highly suggest he check out other MOS options through the eyes of other soldiers before he is given the green light from his command to change MOS'. Also tell him to stay physically fit, thats really the only thing that can keep him from progressing to another MOS.

Do his contract then when his re enlistment becomes available reclass then lol that’s about his only option

The only other way is if the solider in AIT somehow no longer has the prerequisites. For instance a 92R Parachute Rigger does not pass Airborne school. Someone in a Military Intelligence MOS could not pass the background check for the necessary clearance.

Has he spoken with his company commander about reclassification of his MOS?

For one AIT is nothing like doing your actual job. I was no where near a chaplain assistant but all the ones I know how a pretty sweet gig sitting at Squadron HQ. I’d tell him try it out once he gets to his duty station do his initial enlistment and if he doesn’t enjoy it then start off of an MOS he would like then go from there. He can always re-enlist for another MOS after time requirements are met.