Is it possible to serve in multiple branches of the military ?

I had an UNcle who was a a Boilertender in the Navy from '38 to the end of the War. He got out and reenlisted in the Army. He retired from the Armay and was an Engineer on a Tug at Ft. Eustice.

Four years USAF - autopilot/compass systems specialist, B-52's, KC-135's, B-47's. Two years USN - Aviation Electrician's Mate third class, A-4 Skyhawks. Seventeen and a half years Army, retired as a the unit Maintenance Officer of an ordnance company.

I have served 33yrs all reserves, Navy 8yrs Supply, Army 5 Combat Engineer and Air force 20 Crew Chief. I am Air Reserve technician civilian job. Just select what branch you may want to go into and go to recruiter. Air Force only branch that decreases your chance of getting killed in combat.

I served 4 years Army and 19 years AF. In the Army I was a jack of all trades.
Light truck driver, Heavy truck driver, mail clerk, morning report clerk, personnel clerk,
platoon leader driver, cook and last but not least an MP.
AF. I was an Air Policeman, a marksmanship instructor, a member of the AF Rifle Team,
and a Disaster Preparedness NCO.
So you see it dosent hurt to know a lot of things.

After serving in the Navy and Naval Reserves, I switched to the Army National Guard. I started in Infantry, then went to Armor, and retired out as 1st Sgt in Field Artillery. The reason for the mos changes was moving for my civilian job. I did a total of 42 years

Not at the same time. But once your Enlistment is up in one Branch, there's nothing keeping you from going and signing up with another. I originally enlisted in the Active Duty U.S. Coast Guard in July of 1972, then transferred into the USCG Reserve in July of 1976 to complete my obligation.

After my obligation was complete, I signed up to serve in the Arizona Air National Guard/U. S. Air Force in 1979, where I served for 7 years as an Crash/Rescue Firefighter/EMT & Asst. Chief of Fire Dept. Technical Services (and Fire Prevention Specialist) with the 161st AZANG Air Refueling Group at Sky Harbor International Airport.

Then in Oct 1986 I returned to the U.S. Coast Guard Select Reserve for another 20 years. I served for 10 years with over 130 other Reservists, as a Senior NCO in a Totally Reservist manned Small Boat Unit called the U.S. Colorado River Patrol, on Arizona's Colorado River.

After that I served another 10 years as a Recruiter in USCG Recruiting Office Phoenix, during about half of that tour I roamed the State of Arizona in a Rolling Recruiting Office that we built in a Large Customized UPS Style Van, I'd probably still be there if I hadn't been "required" to retire in March of 2006!

I thoroughly enjoyed my time in BOTH Services. I had the opportunity to Work shoulder to shoulder with a large number of very selfless, extremely knowledgeable, rabidly dedicated Patriots, that this Great Nations is/was very lucky to have working in their behalf.

I learned a lot from them all, whether peer or subordinate, Male or Female, Officer or Enlisted. I would never have grown into Man I am today without the experience they gave me and their dedicated association.

I miss all the troops, Both Active Duty & Reserve, that broke their butts and gave Me, their Leader their ALL, especially those who had to drive 600 miles or more one-way, just to make it to their Drill weekends every month and Active Duty for Training Periods every year, they all gave 150% and more. I truly believe, the money they were paid from the Federal Budget, was the Best Ever Spent by the U.S. Government... We did a lot of Good and saved a lot of lives, both Civilian and Military through the course of our collective efforts/careers.

Hope that answers your question Private... There's plenty of ways to be of Service... Go pick the Service where you think you can do the most good for the greatest number of our fellow Countrymen.

Oh and be sure to check out the Education opportunities available through All the Services too, some can be had while you're actually serving and then VA Education Benefits are available after you get out. Use all the opportunities to your maximum advantage, you won't regret it!

Good luck Young 'ne and God's Speed in all your Future Endeavors.

Yes - it's possible.

I have served in three. Army Reserves 1979-'82, Navy '83-'89, Marine Corps 1996-2006.

The thing I learned from doing this, which I now forward to you as a tip, is that each service cares about its own manning issues and training investment, which can work against you when trying to change career fields. When I was in the Army Reserves and wanted to go active duty, the Army didn't want to let that happen until their Reserve component could fill my billet, which would have meant an indefinite wait. The Navy, on the other hand, couldn't care less about the Army's billet requirements, and they were happy to enlist me in the active duty Navy with my choice of jobs.

Years later, after 4 years of college and some bumps in life's road, I wanted to enlist again. But this was during the Clinton drawdown, so it was tricky. The Air Force wouldn't talk to me, and both the Navy and the Army only wanted to consider it if I would come back in in my previous MOS. The Marines didn't care about any of that, and long story shorter, I was able to enlist and get the new training and new career I wanted.

If you don't join the Marines first lol

Not to sure about today but when I went to PLDC (google it I'm old) I had a SPC(P) that had more service stripes than the CSM giving the speech. He was in various other branches.