Posted on Jul 27, 2016
What is it like switching from the Army Reserve to the Air Force Reserve?
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I was considering switching from the Army Reserve to the Air Force Reserve, has anyone done this? If so what has your experience been like? What was the transfer process like? Were your MOS options limited to re-class? Did you get to keep your rank?
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The switch was worth it, using the experience from the Army to the Air Force puts you ahead of the curve in so many ways. Training, physical fitness and knowing that you were trained in so many tasks in the Army. I got to keep my rank and had a blast cross training my Air Force troops. I got to do more traveling and deployments with the Air Force.
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I did it, other than the time and paperwork it went pretty smoothly. Great decision
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SGT (Join to see)
Hi ma’am if you don’t mind me asking . What paper work had to be done to switch branches ? I am army reserve and want to go Air Force reserve
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I transferred from Army to Air Force; my army unit was disbanding so had to find a new home, could of stayed with Army however it was much farther so went Air Force, both units helped me and it was pretty smooth; I was an officer so not sure how different it would be for you; there were enlisted that also transferred some kept there MOS others retrained, mainly due to their desire to change, we were a medical unit so that may have contributed to their change; never regretted it. (I was also in the Navy)
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It sucks..... being honest I did 20 years army reserve to air force... its more educational.... if you don't like books ... reading ... more books .... then stay in army reserve
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I completely seperated from the USAR, the joined the USAFR years later. It took 2.5 yrs and 3 different recruiters...an intense process.
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Did you switch as a LT? I'm in ROTC now and my goal is as soon as I commission, to go Air Force.
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It honestly depends on which MOS you have. I was a 92Y10 Unit Supply Spec. but my supply MOS from the Army wouldn't transfer over. I decided to go with Air Transportation. It was actually a great move for me and it increased my knowledge of Logistics tremendously. Good Luck!
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I tried, but could not. The AF recruiter told me that to come over, I'd have to revert to my previous enlisted rank. That's not happening, so I stayed Army Reserve.
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