I'm 42a and i'm wondering after my first contact is up would it be a good idea to reclass as a 31b

No. Terrible idea. DON’T DO IT. Unless you don’t mind working like a dog, working weekends and holidays, being micromanaged, constant head games...I could go on all day. There’s no green grass.

Talk to the MPs at your base (SPC-SGT) and get their insight to how it really is if you don’t believe me.

FYI...we had three Soldiers in 9 months that left my unit to reclass to 42A because they were tired of the bs and the wanted something less stressful.

Do what you want to do. If you don’t, you’ll always wonder what it would have been like if you did.