How do you change reserve units?

When I served in the Reserves I was working for a company that gave me 7 assignments in 4 states in 10 years. Hence I served in NE, IL, and IA. I just found a unit that had a slot and asked to join them. I think it is tougher for an officer because there are not as many slots therefore not as many openings. I was in one unit where a major drove 400 miles to make drill.

Use the HRC portal to find a vacancy or via MILSUITE or S1 net. Then contact that unit, as an officer we usually have to interview with the BN CO and SSA prior to being accepted in the slot. Once accepted you do a 4187 with your loosing unit to make the transfer official.

Go on the unit vacancy locator site and find vacancies you are interested in. Call the units up and ask about the positions you are interested in.

Talk to Unit Administrator/Unit Commander and hope that they will allow you to change. They don’t have to!!

Find a unit get your Cdr approval prepare and sign Da 4651-R after your unit property and responsibilities have been accomplished

Contact unit Cdr or unit administrator

Check with the Career Counselor in your Reserve center. They can look up vacancies for you. A request for reassignment (DA Form 4651) needs to be signed by the losing/gaining unit Commanders. There are literally thousands of vacancies for CPTs, shouldn't be hard to find something.

Find a unit that has an open slot for your rank and AOC, then submit a request for transfer.

Move