How hard is it to reclassify from one undermanned MOS to another?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 04:10:22 -0500

I am coming up on my re-enlistment window of my first contract I am trying to reclass out of my mos 14e and hopefully reclass to 19 or 13 series is it possible to reclass from a undermanned mos to another undermanned mos with out droping a packet mos 12p,17c.17e,25d,25e,31d,31L,37f,79r,79s I have been told two different answers I have been told yes I can switch from shortage to shortage and no that I’m stuck in my mos if it is possible what are my chances and how hard would it be

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 5 at 2018 4:18 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 04:18:28 -0500

It may be possible, it may not be possible. Check the in and out calls. What MOS in the 13 CMF are you looking at?

Response by SGT Frank Pritchett made Dec 5 at 2018 9:36 AM

SGT Frank Pritchett — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 09:36:03 -0500

Good luck it is even harder to go from an overstrength to an understrength MOS but if the stars aline properly you can do it.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 5 at 2018 10:13 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 10:13:50 -0500

SFC Private RallyPoint Member might be able to give you some insight from the perspective of a retention professional.

Response by SGT Christopher Hayden made Dec 5 at 2018 8:07 PM

SGT Christopher Hayden — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 20:07:53 -0500

I doubt the chances of it are very good, but you never know. Might as well try and see, the worst is that it gets denied and you stay a 14E.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 5 at 2018 8:34 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 20:34:51 -0500

Lol you may want to actually want to find out what these jobs are before rattling off random MOSs. 79S is a career counselor, you have to be an NCO. Most of these jobs have rank restrictions and requirements you don't qualify for. There are worse jobs than yours, so I would caution you against the "anything but this job" mindset

Who did you ask about Reclass? Do you know who handles Reclass? I ask this because it's a good Army lesson. Always go to the source. If you had gone to the source you would get only one answer

In this case, Reclass is always handled by your career counselor. You should always check the source because things like Reclass policies change constantly based on Army needs. Three months ago the answer was you couldn't Reclass. Right now, you are allowed to request to reclass into a different MOS if you are an initial term soldier up for reenlistment. HRC will decide based on your MOS and the one you ask for, if they will approve it. A good rule of thumb is that the higher the bonus, the more in demand the MOS.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 6 at 2018 12:25 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 00:25:04 -0500

Start looking through the milper messages. I believe the most recent one that was put out said that you can reclass from a balanced or over strength mos only. But if you’re balanced you can only reclass to another balanced or under strength mos. Start talking to retention and HRC and be straight with them and they should point you in the right direction