Posted on Sep 6, 2021
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He was in the Marines for 6 years. He is a SGT in the Army Reserves currently as a Fueler. He wants nothing more than to go back to the Infantry world Active Duty. Some people tells him he can’t some people say he can.

Someone PLEASE HELP ME LOL
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If you look to your left and look to your right and ask those people who have nothing to do with career counseling, you'll get the answers you received.

Your best option is to talk your/his career counselor/retention 1SG, SGM/CSM, even possibly a recruiter at your local recruiting station.

MAJ Daren Walker showed to have provided some good information.

Hope you find the right info for your husband. Hooah!
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Best way would probably be to get out and come back in
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Roger.

Retention advised him dropping into the IRR and coming back in.

Sounds like a lot just to go active duty :/
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It definitely is I have a lot of buddies who went reserves and want to come back it’s a lengthy process typically that’s why they usually advise people to just get out and come back in the initial enlistment process is much easier SSG (Join to see)
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LTC Richard Wasserman
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Talk to a Recruiter and hope for the best.
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SGT Fred Flick
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Would talk to company commander
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2LT Earl Dean
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How old is he! go with him to the recruiters office and talk to them! They should have the answer for that one. But then there is always the guard!
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SPC John Donovan
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Why would they tell him he can't? Does it matter to him if he is Infantry Marine or Infantry Army? He isn't over the age (I believe there is an age limit)?
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SPC John Donovan

Prior Service Business rules and plus our reserve unit JUST paid for him to go to reclass school.

He went based on 100 people told him he couldn’t go Active Infantry.

I spoke to our Retention NCO today and he said that he has options. It’s just all dependent on whether our unit will sign the release or not.

Lot of leg work but at the end of the day - suppose it all works out - it will be worth it for him. I’d just hate to see him lose rank.
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SSG (Join to see) - Yes, I agree. It would be hard for him if he lost his rank. We'll be praying things go his way, we need Infantry Soldiers.
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SPC John Donovan

They have slots for E5 11B I am just not sure how the whole process works.
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