Posted on Apr 17, 2020
I recently commenced an interstate transfer process to transfer to Texas National Guard. Can I request a specific unit?
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If my transfer to Texas national guard is approved is there any way I can get assigned to an airborne unit if there’s any and if there are any will that influence if I go to airborne school I heard that airborne u it’s encourage its soldiers to go to the school is there any true to this?
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First, you must find a unit that has an open slot for your rank and MOS. Then you need to speak with that unit and find out if they'd be willing to take you. Then you'd need to talk with your current Commander to see if they'd be willing to let you go. Now, if you do end up in a unit that is Airborne and they require you to be Airborne qualified...and you're not Airborne....guess where you'd be going.? To Airborne school.
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SPC (Join to see)
Roger thanks for your answer appreciate I guess I’ll start making some phone calls
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MSG (Join to see)
SPC (Join to see) - Bear in mind that at no time is the "gaining unit" required to accept you and at no time is the "losing unit" required to release you.
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The number for Texas interstate transfer (enlisted) is [login to see] . They can put you in contact with 1st Bn (A) - 143d Inf, which is part of the 173d Abn BCT. And yes, you'll have to go to jump school if you're accepted.
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Capt Gregory Prickett
SPC (Join to see) - you're welcome. When I first got in, I was in the 2nd Bn (A) - 143rd Inf, which was then part of the 36th Abn Bde. It was my understanding that if the balloon went up, we would be the 4th Bde for the 82d Abn Div. It was great training.
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Yes, especially at your rank. 1. Find the unit to which you would like to transfer. 2. Call their full-time staff to ensure they have an open slot and are willing to accept you. 3. Get the para/line for that slot and pass it on to your IST coordinator.
It's a pretty easy process as an E1-E4, when you get above that it's a little harder to find an opening because they like to promote NCOs internally. When I was in the LRS company in Indiana, we had soldiers transfer in taking reductions from E6 down to E4 just so they could get in.
It's a pretty easy process as an E1-E4, when you get above that it's a little harder to find an opening because they like to promote NCOs internally. When I was in the LRS company in Indiana, we had soldiers transfer in taking reductions from E6 down to E4 just so they could get in.
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