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I’ve recently submitted a a conditional release form to go active duty. What are my chances of being able to reclass to 11B and possibly get an airborne contract?
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Your recruiter can tell you if this is possible for your case. They are the one who initiates your DD-368 (conditional release form), then you take it to your unit, so i guess you have a recruiter working with you already. If it helps, I was in the NG for 6 years and did this process. The only difference is that i wanted to go AD with my previous MOS, at that time was 12R (electrician). The only thing the recruiter said could get me to AD at that time was 11B. I tried several times and the 11B MOS was my only option for a while. So i think you should be able to go AD with that MOS with no problem. Another good thing for you is your current rank. I know that after certain rank and TIS you can't go AD for some MOS.
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SSG Keith Amacher
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You get the chance for Airborne and you may want more Ranger, Special Forces etc. Remember one thing it is physical but 90% is mental. You have to be mentally tough. Work out but also remember do not quit or give up...
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SSG Keith Amacher
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Never ring any bell... we do not quit or give up.
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SGT Eric Davis
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They should let you reclass but I thought most of the MS National Guard was about to depoy? You not part of the 155?
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I’m in D BTY of the 1st/204th in Newton. My commander has already said he would release me so now it’s a waiting game to see if it’s approved by higher up.
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SGT Eric Davis
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Will if they do release you and you go active you should be able to reclass and if you do you just have to go to the AIT of the training. You should only go through basic again if you get out the service more than 3 years. How long have you been in the process of the release?
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I submitted my release packet on the 19th of this month
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SGT Eric Davis
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Best of luck and hopefully they will do but if they don’t release you then you know why they didn’t. While you in the Guard go to as many classes as you can though
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What are the chances of being able to reclass when I get released from the MS National Guard?
SSG Dale London
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I expect your chances are very good. When you enlist RA from NG you have the opportunity to start with a clean slate. I did. I was a 67N avionic mechanic in the NG but I enlisted RA as a 98G Russian linguist and kept my rank in the process. Go get 'em, tiger!
Oops - I forgot that I went into an MOS that was in chronic shortage. I'm not sure what the quotas are like for 11B these days but if they need 'em you'll get the reclass so long as your MOS is not also in short supply.
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I feel like there won’t be a problem. 91B is one of the most populated MOSs
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COL Charles Williams
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SSG Aircraft Mechanic
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Going this route you're generally at the mercy of the Army.
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Also does anyone know if I would be sent back to complete full infantry osut or an infantry course, if I were able to reclass?
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You’ve already been through bct, if you reclass you will just attend the ait portion of osut
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SGT Dave Tracy
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We had reclass guys drop mid-cycle into our OSUT, so as SPC (Join to see) noted, you'll most likely be cycled in sometime around the week 7, 8 or 9. The Drills won't treat you better, but will expect more of you than the other guys around you with no military experience; and those guys will be looking to you for certain guidance.
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SPC Scott Currens
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You will definitely be required to complete Infantry AIT. Which will help prepare you for Airborne School if you get selected for that, I also encourage you to try for Ranger School at the same time because physically speaking you will never be more prepared and Ranger School will help with future promotions.
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SSG Keith Amacher
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You get to Bragg and you will get all the training you need but buckle down you've got a road ahead of you...
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Did you make the switch? Tryna get approved out of MISSISSIPPI
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SSG PATRIOT Launching Station Enhanced Operator/Maintainer
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Go see your Career Councelor/ Reenlistment NCO. In particular you want to look at the most recent milper message:
http://www.armyreenlistment.com/reclass.html
Your in and out calls by rank is what you should be concerned with. I hope this helps you.
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SPC (Join to see), my question to you is this:
WHY do you want to be in the Infantry? If it's for the pretty Blue Cord that is coveted throughout the Army, or for the recognition as a ground-pounder, then I will tell you not to bother. No, this is not a personal thing against you, but I have seen many guys come into the Infantry because they think it elevates them to something above the norms of human society, and this is simply untrue.

The Infantryman's life, by nature, is lonely. Not because he doesn't surround himself with people that love and respect him, but because in a room full of people, the only ones that truly understand him are his Brothers; his fellow Infantrymen. Only the Infantryman knows what it is to look into the eyes of the Enemy and pull the light from them. Only the Infantryman knows what it is to make those hard decisions that could result in the destruction of innocence. It is the Infantryman that becomes the worm in the mud, the shadow in the night and the knife in the dark. It is the Infantryman who walks the line between good and evil for the sake and betterment of his homeland and his people, regardless of the horror and pain that it brings his life. And it is the Infantryman alone who carries the weight of what his country calls him to do, regardless of the cruelty that may be required of him.

But it is only in the Infantry that you will find the Brotherhood that transcends all aspects of your life. Your family, your childhood friends, your other co-workers (non-11 series), will never understand you on the level that your Brothers do. You won't have the tight-knit camaraderie anywhere else in your life that you will have in the Infantry. 2 a.m. phone calls, Brothers in a tough spot, buddies who need a couch to surf for a while, these are things that your Brothers look out for. The old adage about giving you the shirt off their back often becomes quite literal in our world.

So to sum up, if you wanna be the "ooh look, shiny" in your home town and to your schoolyard chums, then don't even bother looking in this direction. But if you want to be a part of a Family, something bigger than yourself that serves a purpose higher than you can even imagine, whose fraternity is coveted not only across the Army, but across the Nation, and you are willing to endure the hell and the pain, the loneliness, the long nights, the troubled sleep and the personal cost that will wear on you for the sake of your chosen family, rather than the one you were born with, in order to answer the call of a Country that will all-too-often forget and dismiss you, then by all means, come on in. Talk to your recruiter, go to training, learn the job, and be the very best you can be. And once tat Cord is on your shoulder, reach out to me and I will welcome you to the Family the right way.

If you have any questions in regards to life and an Infantryman, feel free to contact me.
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