Posted on Jun 9, 2018
Will the Air Force accept prior-service Army who want to reclassify into a different job field?
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I'm currently still serving my first term in the army with about 6 months left. I haven't really been able to find a solid answer that pertains to this. I'm currently an 11B but want to go into an intelligence field in the AF.
Posted 7 y ago
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You will have to talk with an Air Force Recruiter. As long as your ASVAB scores are good and there are opening then it should not be an issue.
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Is it called OSI?
United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations https://g.co/kgs/N3GAUa
United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations https://g.co/kgs/N3GAUa
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SMSgt Thor Merich
OSI in the Air Force is the same as CID in the Army. They do criminal investigations, not Intel work
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SMSgt Thor Merich
There are 5 different enlisted Intel jobs available in the AF- Operations, Geospatial, Signals, Network, and Cryptologic.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
There are a couple of kinds of intelligence in the AF; one is the OSI, the other one has to do with interpreting information from the field.
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I was just wondering...associates? Bachelor's? Major or majors? Grades and/or GPA so far as you might want to elaborate? What is your object ultimately? Senior enlisted? Since you're wanting USAF, I'm supposing not necessarily warrant, though I'd be curious if you'd thought about that aspect at all? Commissioned? I might he able to suggest some assignment possibilities, as well, if they might interest you, I don't want to overwhelm, I just have an interest in career/education questions, I'm total perm disabled, so time jamgs quite heavily for my wife and myself, I get on here and try to chat a good deal....
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PFC (Join to see)
If you’re every bored and want to entertain some serious questions from a lower enlisted trying to figure out my next career move, I have some questions on how to get where I want to be, that no one seems to be able to answer or help guide me on.
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Capt Daniel Goodman
Certainly, NY all !eans...I'm sorry if my approach might at times seem a trifle stereotyped, I've just gotten accustomed to trying to elicit more info in the fashion you saw, as I guess that's just the way I've been conditioned to think, however, by all means, I tend to gravitate as you may have observed to career/educ questions, so, of course, please feel free to elaborate so far as tour care to, and I'll obv try to do whatever I can to try to suggest various aporoaches, honest, no rush, whenever you've got time, I just always explain that the more I'm told, or that others on Jere are told, I've typically found we have more to think about in tryingnto find various options, that:s all, however, please feel free to relate whatever you'd wish, in any fashion you'd prefer, certainly, I'd obv welcome the intellectual stimulus, of course, many thanks....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
Sorry for typos, I'd had ophthalmic surgery fairly recently, plus, the keyboard and spell check on the tablet I typically use aren't the greatest, I can get on our PC, however, I just find the tablet more convenient, ordinarily....
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It happens all the time. Especially on the Guard/Reserve side. I was once in a Air Guard unit that more prior Army and Marines than prior Air Force. As previously mentioned you will need to talk to a AF recruiter and make sure your ASVAB scores are high enough. Minimum ASVAB requirements are much higher in the AF than the Army.
Good luck to you, I switched from Green to Blue many years ago. While I enjoyed my Army time, going Air Force was a great move for me.
Good luck to you, I switched from Green to Blue many years ago. While I enjoyed my Army time, going Air Force was a great move for me.
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Anyone in good standings, that meets physical qualifications and all prerequisites can transfer branch service. Mind you, there might be some hell to pay for not re-enlisting with current branch. There will be a lot of counseling and maybe some juicey dicey promises. Just keep in mind to be honest and straight shooting with recruiter. Let their bosses work out the transfer details. I will advise you that you may lose a stripe in the process but normally regain within 90 days, usually upon completion of training. Good Hunting!
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SGM (Join to see)
Thanks SGM, I knew most branches were like that, but I wasn’t sure if USAF followed. I knew a Spc4 that took a grade reduction to PFC. Perhaps it had to do with the nature of Reclass tng involved..
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency
I just didn't know if you'd ever considered trying for an assignment here, whether Army or USAF...also, have you looled at other svcs as well at all? Did you have any possible flight interests, I'd merely thought to ask that also...hope such things are of interest, as I'd said, I'd be most eager to hear more....
I just didn't know if you'd ever considered trying for an assignment here, whether Army or USAF...also, have you looled at other svcs as well at all? Did you have any possible flight interests, I'd merely thought to ask that also...hope such things are of interest, as I'd said, I'd be most eager to hear more....

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - Wikipedia
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is both a combat support agency under the United States Department of Defense and an intelligence agency of the United States Intelligence Community,[7] with the primary mission of collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of national security. NGA was known as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) until 2003.
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Capt Daniel Goodman
I follow, I just thought he might find that an interesting assignment possibility, however, I'd expected there'd be germane AFSCs for what he'd wanted to be involved with, of course....
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Why make it so difficult by changing branches? The Army has MI if you didnt know. We have a more diverse field of Intelligence. More opportunity to do the high speed stuff and more assignment locations let me guess. Your tired of the field and the Army. Go to an inscom unit their only field time is an indoor strategic exercise...Totally different to what your used to I am in an MI Bde now and was Infantry for 9 years. 90% of these Soldiers have never spent a night in the field.
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