Whats the process of reenlisting for AD with prior service as a navy reservist? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/whats-the-process-of-reenlisting-for-ad-with-prior-service-as-a-navy-reservist <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Hello all!! Does anyone know if it is possible to reenlist on AD for the navy (or any branch really)? I was an electronics technician in the Navy reserves for 8 years and got out due to my contract ending the beginning of last year. Now I&#39;m thinking about going back in as a corpsman but doing AD. Has anyone cross rated and gone back in? Is that at all possible and if so can anyone tell me what the process is like? I&#39;ve been talking to navy recruiters and literally none of them can give me a straightforward yes or no answer or dismisses me when they find out that I have prior service. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:19:49 -0400 Whats the process of reenlisting for AD with prior service as a navy reservist? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/whats-the-process-of-reenlisting-for-ad-with-prior-service-as-a-navy-reservist <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Hello all!! Does anyone know if it is possible to reenlist on AD for the navy (or any branch really)? I was an electronics technician in the Navy reserves for 8 years and got out due to my contract ending the beginning of last year. Now I&#39;m thinking about going back in as a corpsman but doing AD. Has anyone cross rated and gone back in? Is that at all possible and if so can anyone tell me what the process is like? I&#39;ve been talking to navy recruiters and literally none of them can give me a straightforward yes or no answer or dismisses me when they find out that I have prior service. PO2 Meita Hill Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:19:49 -0400 2020-04-13T19:19:49-04:00 Response by CDR Terry Boles made Apr 13 at 2020 7:54 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/whats-the-process-of-reenlisting-for-ad-with-prior-service-as-a-navy-reservist?n=5773034&urlhash=5773034 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You can pursue reenlisting with the Navy or another branch of service, and as you have discovered you&#39;re considered &quot;prior service&quot;. As a former Navy recruiter, albeit some time back, prior service were more difficult to reenlist. Needs of the service, rates available, and recruiting goals requiring specific types of recruits could be challenges you may face. Then in today&#39;s environment with Covid-19 can simply throw a curve ball into the recruiting world.<br /><br />Should you desire to reenlist I would encourage you to do a real interview with a recruiter; ask what your opportunities are and the process. IF, the active-duty side of the Navy is not interested you may be able to reenlist into the reserve-side. Changing rates once enlisted can be a barrel of obstacles since the service has invested so much into your training and expertise thus far. Its not impossible but the longer you have served the more impossible it becomes. <br /><br />I would also suggest you broaden your horizons and talk to recruiters from the Air Force and Army since you want to be a medic. You may have similar hurdles to overcome but worth investigating. Lastly, if all else fails think about the National Guard. Be persistent...more than half of all my recruit accessions involved waivers. I wish you well in your endeavor! CDR Terry Boles Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:54:14 -0400 2020-04-13T19:54:14-04:00 Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Apr 14 at 2020 5:28 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/whats-the-process-of-reenlisting-for-ad-with-prior-service-as-a-navy-reservist?n=5774012&urlhash=5774012 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Prior service is always challenging. In the mind of the military (who has a lot of data to go by) taking prior service back on usually results in. Another separation. As they see it you tried once and it didn’t workout. Having said that, go for it if that is what you desire, just have a backup plan. CSM Darieus ZaGara Tue, 14 Apr 2020 05:28:15 -0400 2020-04-14T05:28:15-04:00 Response by Maj Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 16 at 2020 10:40 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/whats-the-process-of-reenlisting-for-ad-with-prior-service-as-a-navy-reservist?n=5781967&urlhash=5781967 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Bring that nursing degree to the Air Force! :D Maj Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:40:22 -0400 2020-04-16T10:40:22-04:00 2020-04-13T19:19:49-04:00