Prior service coming back in after 13 year break. What would you recommend given my background?
I'm prior Army and Navy with just under 8 years of service (I'll be 39 in February). I also have 2 Bachelors degrees (History and Anthropology) and a Masters (Higher Education Student Affairs). I'm looking to get back into the service, probably Army Reserves or National Guard, by the end of the year, after a 13 year break in service, with a unit in or near the San Antonio, Texas area. The prior-service Army recruiter that I spoke to told me that even though I have my Masters, he couldn't recruit me into an officer ascension program and that I'd have to enlist first.
The advice I'm seeking is about enlisted MOS in addition to officer branch. If I HAVE to re-enlist before submitting my officer packet, I want to be in an MOS that I can live with and that will help me with employment in the civilian sector IF my officer packet gets denied (due to age and/or my tattoos). If I can get accepted for officer ascension, I'd like to be in a career field with halfway decent career mobility. I'd also eventually like to AGR.
On the enlisted side, I'm partial to 68W due to length of AIT (to help me re-acclimate to service life) and learning a new skill set, but I could do 42A because my experience is closely related and I could submit my packet sooner. On the officer side, I was looking at Medical Service Corps (67O Health Administration Services) or Adjutant General (42BO Human Resources Officer). I'm also interested in Civil Affairs, either officer or enlisted, unless you HAVE to go Airborne, because I'm deathly afraid of heights, lol.
Also, I have military-themed half-sleeves on both forearms which I have been informed I can get a waiver for.
For those of you in the know, giving your professional opinion, what seems like it might be my best route?
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Imactualpy think this could be exactly what you'd be suited for, possibly....
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914A Allied Trades Warrant Officer. Setup, operation, maintenance of equipment used to fabricate, repair parts, mechanisms, tools, machinery.
This might interest you, there is evidently an Army MOS for warrant officers with machinist backgrounds, wit your double bachelors and you !asters, as well as your Navy machinist exposure, I should think you'd ne a natural fitz you can alwaysmsubmit a packet, you ought to be waiverable on age up to the limit of your total active duty time, you know? Worth a try, I'd thought....
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Here's the TX SDF Wikipedia page, please realize, I only suggest it as a possibility, you should clearly ne of use to them, I would think, you kmow? I'd wanted to do the NY one here, the NU Guard, however, once again, the disability thing constantly gets in my way, you kmow?
The Texas State Guard (TXSG) is the State Defense Force of Texas, and is one of three branches of the Texas Military Forces. Along with the other two branches, the TXSG falls under the command of the Governor of Texas and is administered by the Texas Adjutant General, an appointee of the Governor. The other two branches of the Texas Military Forces are the Texas Army National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard.
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