Plan to reclass, anyone have any ideas?

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 12:17:35 -0400

plan to reclass .I have few I can reclass in . Can anyone tells me which one is good ,I can do Dental Specialist(68E),Medical Logistics Specialist(68J),Patient Administration Specialist(68G),Petroleum Laboratory Specialist(92L),Allied Trade Specialist(91E) any of those are good. can anyone tells more information about those mos, like what they do and all .thank

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 21 at 2020 12:26 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 12:26:36 -0400

Firstly, I’d recommend spending sometime in your actually MOS before considering a reclass. Ensure you’re making the right decision. Secondly, reach out to your unit’s career counselor for information or you might want to dig a bit deeper. The HRC website provides the everything you need to know about reclassification and eligibility for said reclassification. I can tell you right now, you won’t be able to reclass until your in your window for reenlistment UNLESS you are reclassing to a packet MOS (12P, 31D, etc.). Those have their own specific requirements.

Response by SGT Christopher Hayden made Jul 21 at 2020 3:00 PM

SGT Christopher Hayden — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:00:18 -0400

This is your second post about switching your MOS to something else. What is it about your current one that you dislike so much? And shouldn't an HR Specialist be able to find out all of this info super easily?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 21 at 2020 5:00 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 17:00:19 -0400

I will say that you're never to early to start thinking about the reclass process. I was in my primary MOS for less than a year and I could already tell that I wanted something different. Your best friend in this situation will be your units career counselor, however, if you're not in your window or close to your window for reclassing, you may not get a ton of information. This is due to the fact that what they may tell you now, may not be accurate in two years when you're eligible.
What I truly believe that you need right now is a good leader and not a new job. Your leader does not have to be your supervisor, it can even be someone with good experience that does not have stripes on their chest. But you do need help. Everyone needs a good leader to come to for help in these situations. Find someone near to you that you can trust and rely on and go to them for help. I wish you the best of luck in your upcoming future.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 22 at 2020 10:51 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 10:51:13 -0400

Wait until you're in your reenlistment window. Your MOS isn't over strength so you can't reclass untill you're eligible to reenlist, 15 months prior to ETS.
The MOSs you're looking at now won't matter. The only relevant information about choosing a new MOS is which classes have open seats at the time you reclass. Most of those will not have any class seats, and if they do they're all very small and very difficult to make it past E5.
When you're eligible to reenlist your Career Counselor will show you all the jobs you qualify for that hav class seats. That list changes every hour of every day as other Soldiers take the available seats

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 24 at 2020 9:19 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:19:00 -0400

As a 92L there will be a big change this upcoming year. You will only be a 92l from e1-5 and at e6 you will change over to 92f

The mos is great however, it is difficult to promote. Took me 8 years to go from 5 to 6 because alc is only offered once per year. That is why the change.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 27 at 2020 12:30 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:30:46 -0400

91E can be very rewarding, but is a but of a red headed stepchild in the Army. If you want to do some research, visit your local BSB, S&R shop to see how you like it. It's a great job, with a bit of creative freedom, and most people don't even know we exist. Because of that it also means that we have to work extra hard at some units to establish a welding shop. Again, just try to visit a BSB and check it out.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 13 at 2023 10:50 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 10:50:53 -0400

91E is a great rewarding MOS while overseas. You are basically the od one out. Not a mechanic, but you're a bit over specialized for most maintenance CO. Overseas you're basically the guy where people come up to you because they have a great idea for something to build, and you need to use your imagination to figure out how to make it. Either fixing broken pieces off of tanks. Or your command team will come up to your shop and ask you "Hey we think this would look badass can you make this?!"

You are also left alone for the most part. If there is a detail or anything going on, usually we have so many W.O. and usually 4 of us to a squad to do the work that they leave us alone and just grab some of the 91B.