Is there an active-duty recruiting officer that can help me with a transfer from reserves to active duty?

2022-11-06T03:12:30-05:00

Response by CPT Lawrence Cable made Nov 6 at 2022 10:34 AM

2022-11-06T10:34:01-05:00

You're National Guard, it's going to require a Conditional Release. Whether your state is willing to do that depends on a lot of things, are you ROTC with a GRFD scholarship or State OCS? Both of those have mandatory service times and if you haven't completed them, good luck. That Conditional Release goes to the first General in your chain of command, or in a lot of states, to the TAG.
It would probably be easier to volunteer for a deployment within the state or a neighboring state.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 6 at 2022 11:23 AM

2022-11-06T11:23:54-05:00

DD Form 368, Request for Conditional Release from the Reserve or Guard Component, for authorization to transfer between Reserve and Regular Components of the Military Services.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 6 at 2022 9:59 PM

2022-11-06T21:59:48-05:00

I hate to tell you but you can't. The Call to Active Duty Program from HRC is the only means to transition to Active Duty. There are no officer recruiters. The Call to Active Duty (CAD) Procurement Program is available to selected U.S. Army Reserve Component officers to fill actual and anticipated Active Duty vacancies. Officer accessions are centrally managed. Currently the CAD program is not open to RC 2LTs, COLs, and CW5s.

You can log into HRC and search for the Call to Active Duty Program.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 7 at 2022 10:40 AM

2022-11-07T10:40:52-05:00

There are usually a number of opportunity for various ADOS orders (periods of time on orders greater than 30 days and in some cases up to an entire fiscal year).

NOW IS THE TIME TO SEARCH FOR THOSE ADOS opportunities with the new Fiscal Year.

These are opportunities that happen all the time and come out of nowhere. Most the opportunities are going to be had from your surrounding chain of command and those they report under.

I see soldiers utilize these opportunities all the time and then by time they have finished out their initial obligation, like in your case you will eventually be a CPT and when you are a CPT with CCC completed then you are in prime position to say you finished your reserve obligation and can pursue AGR or Active Opportunities at that time. The importance of having CCC done is the receiving component and unit doesn't want to have to pay or worry about the continuation of your career, and with the next level PME done they know you are at least good for 5 or so years.

I think that's your best pathway. Bounce around getting temporary orders (they pay you as full time, and give you retirement points), and strengthen your Military Bio towards a full time job.

I think AT WORST you end up losing a few months of time on orders once you get in the cycle of things and fiscal years come to an end. Usually, folks in those cases figure it out, save up leave time, and cash in leave for money when orders end, and use that money to float them till the next set or orders.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 14 at 2022 11:30 PM

2022-11-14T23:30:08-05:00

Best of luck