Posted on Nov 25, 2020
What’s the process of reclassing to 11B and becoming a drill sergeant?
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So I’m currently serving in the Army Reserve as an MP and getting ready to go on deployment within the next 3 weeks in which I extended to go on the deployment . I’m looking into once I return from deployment going active duty and reclassing to 11B with Airborne. I also want to go Drill Sergeant. I’m not sure if I earned Drill Sergeant if I would be sent to Fort Benning or Fort Leonardwood. Any tips would be appreciated .
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You are putting the cart before the horse if you are looking at doing both simultaneously. If you reclass to a new job field you will need to spend some time
in that field to gain profiency. Once you do that go ahead and hit the Drill Field but thinking you can lat move and go immediately into the drill field and be good at your job isn’t realistic.
in that field to gain profiency. Once you do that go ahead and hit the Drill Field but thinking you can lat move and go immediately into the drill field and be good at your job isn’t realistic.
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Simple, once you return from your deployment, contact a local recruiter. If the MOS is available (needs of the Army have always first) then you’re good to go. If not, sign for whatever is offered or wait until 11B is available, your choice. Now, the DS part, you need to at least be a SGT/E5 to volunteer.
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MAJ Javier Rivera
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I highly encourage you to familiarize yourself with the USAREC’s Business Rules. These are the rules for prior service. It will significantly affect you. They change every now and and then.
https://m.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/current-and-prior-service/continue-serving/return-to-active-duty/prior-service-business-rules.m.html
I highly encourage you to familiarize yourself with the USAREC’s Business Rules. These are the rules for prior service. It will significantly affect you. They change every now and and then.
https://m.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/current-and-prior-service/continue-serving/return-to-active-duty/prior-service-business-rules.m.html
Prior Service Business Rules | GoArmy.com
The Prior Service Business Rules acts as a guide for Soldiers who are interested in reenlisting in the regular Army.
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Actually E-4 promotable to transfer to a DS unit and they can prepare you to go to the school and hit the trail as an option you could go 11B NG transfer to a DS unit and go from there. Also you might get bumped back down to SPC go Active from Reserves I have heard of a few people having that problem.
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I am a retired Airborne Light infantryman Joe, In order to get into the reserves you had to go to basic training as well to the MP school. I can tell you that the 11B field is always wide open due to the constant need of infantrymen not only in the army but the Marine Corps as well. One thing that you have to do, is be released from the reserve status before the army or any other branch of service can process you into active duty status!!. SFC Chuck Martinez retired!
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First things first. When you get back to CONUS work on getting a conditional release from your unit to go Regular Army. Then you'll have to do the back part of Infantry OSUT to reclass to Infantry. After that, get some experience and technical knowledge in your new MOS. Go to BLC and get promoted to sergeant. Then spend some time, at least 12-24 months, as a team leader and get some leadership experience in the infantry. Yes, you can get a waiver for DS as a sergeant, but it is really better to have rated squad leader time first. Get proficient at your job at the skill level 3 level before you start looking at broadening assignments.
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Get ready to be treated like a PVT if you decided to become an 11B these DS at Ft. Benning is so different then back than.
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The Army can't either send you to a ARNG RTI to do a MOS-T to reclass into 11B or they will send you to the SOI at Fort Benning. I have seen it both ways. There is a RTI in Oregon that conducts 11B MOS-T. As for Drill Sergeant, I think don't know much about that.
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Pull your reins young grasshopper. Work on reclassing first. Get a few years under your belt as an 11B getting technically and tactically proficient. Earn the EIB. Get time as a team/squad leader. Then start thinking about DS duty. You're trying to bite off more than you can chew without choking.
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You need to see an AD recruiter and work on enlisting AD as an 11B. You will need a conditional realease via A DD368 signed by the first GO in your chain of command. If your contract is almost up, you may just wait and you bypass all that. It is hit or miss for RC soldiers to be released as the RC gets no "credit" for putting you on AD. They get lots of negative attention when they lose an MOSQ soldier. Tyranny of the USR math. People post on here all the time it is taking 6-12 months to get approved. If you are coming off a deployment when you apply, then You are in as good a position as any to apply.
11 series are a high priority fill right now, from reading other posts.
The DS duty is a high priority fill on the AD side. If you make that desire known, you will be mentored to be prepared as soon as you are eligible.
11 series are a high priority fill right now, from reading other posts.
The DS duty is a high priority fill on the AD side. If you make that desire known, you will be mentored to be prepared as soon as you are eligible.
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Good on you for wanting to join the big boys. Good luck! Army always wants 11B. Should be too easy. Gotta get your 5 before drill volunteer
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