Special Forces Recruiter
Special Forces Recruiter
Posted on Jul 3, 2016
I am attempting to transition from the Reserves to Active Duty SF. My local recruiter isn't very responsive since I'm PS. Any suggestions?
7.87K
19
18
3
3
0
Now that my Reserves contract is about to transition to it's IRR portion, I plan on requesting release from HRC and going Active, ideally 18 series. I am currently 31B TDY at Camp Zama, Japan. The SM here said the best career counselor is Rally Point, so thank you in advance for your help. I am ready to start this process with the proper guidance.
Posted in these groups: 
Special Forces Recruiter
Special Forces Recruiter
Edited 8 y ago
Posted 8 y ago
Responses: 7
6
6
0
You must speak to a Special Forces Recruiter. Normal Army recruiters cannot help you at all. You must go through SFAS as well, then the 18 month long Q-Course IF you are selected. Since you want to join as Prior Service you must go through the 18X program. That consists of 11X OSUT, Airborne School, then SF Conditioning Course followed by Special Forces Assessment and Selection. Then I believe since you will be 18X you will wait there for the next Q-Course to commence. If you were Active Duty you would be sent back to your home station unit until a course slot opens IF you get selected. Start conditioning yourself physically and mentally now. Push yourself physically every chance you get. Do cycles of minimum sleep training as well to condition your mind on the rigors of special forces. A lot of people go through selection because they are fit and think that is all it takes. Then they are surprised when they make it through everything and are a non-select. During team week if you are a team leader you must perform as a natural leader. Use the strength of others in your group to benefit the mission, but do not let them take control. When you are not the leader make sure to pull your weight and provide input without forcing the mission to fail because you want to outshine the assigned leader. Once you are selected and waiting for Q-course make sure you continue training, but allow your muscles and bones to heal 100%. A lot of people do not make it through Q-course because they get injured. The rest just get complacent because they think they have made it and are not being assessed. They are very wrong. The same people who train you may end up on your same ODA. They do not want someone that would put the mission or lives at risk on an objective.
(6)
(0)
SPC (Join to see)
SSG Garland, thank you very much for your detailed response. I've read it about six times now. Logistically, the process makes far more sense to me now.
(1)
(0)
You should contact an SF recruiter from a SORB (Special Operations Recruiting Battalion). They will have latest on availability of slots available to reservists (if any). It's their job to talk to prospective SF candidates, so don't be shy in calling them.
If you are in Japan, the closest one to you is probably at JB Lewis. Their phone number is: [login to see] / 3901/ 3902. Full contact information is available here:
http://www.sorbrecruiting.com/Contact.htm
If you are in Japan, the closest one to you is probably at JB Lewis. Their phone number is: [login to see] / 3901/ 3902. Full contact information is available here:
http://www.sorbrecruiting.com/Contact.htm
Katterbach Kaserne BLDG 5817C RM 325 Katterbach, GE 09177 COM: 09802-83-2119/2779 DSN: 314-467-2119/2779 FAX: 09802-83-3817
(3)
(0)
1
1
0
All right, you want to go from reserves to regular amry; a NPS Recruiter is who you need to talk to. So my sugestion for you is to go by your nearest recruiting station and talk to a recruiter there. Not only they have the most up to date information with regards to Prior Service accession but ate the only one that can help you!
(1)
(0)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Call down to 1-1 SF down in Okinawa, they have a recruiter from Korea that travels throughout the AOR
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
You mentioned that you are 100% qualified. Does that mean you are 18 series qualified? Is your recruiter an SF Recruiter? Did you transition from AD to USAR, in your current position? Or are you on an entirely USAR contract? When is your statutory obligation contract up? Did your recruiter request a conditional release for processing from your current commander? Let me know these and I will try to help.
(0)
(0)
SPC (Join to see)
SFC Sakamura, thank you for your response.
- Yes, I am 18 series qualified.
- The recruiter I originally contacted was a local Army recruiter, I honestly didn't know there were specific SF Recruiters until I posted this question.
- I did not transition from AD. I enlisted in the USAR when I started college.
- I went to school across country, so my career counselor advised me to go IRR instead of trying to transfer to a unit back home, since I'd be abruptly leaving that unit to go Active.
- That same career counselor also mentioned receiving a conditional release in the IRR goes through HRC, and takes about a week to accomplish.
I hope this helps you help me! Thanks.
- Yes, I am 18 series qualified.
- The recruiter I originally contacted was a local Army recruiter, I honestly didn't know there were specific SF Recruiters until I posted this question.
- I did not transition from AD. I enlisted in the USAR when I started college.
- I went to school across country, so my career counselor advised me to go IRR instead of trying to transfer to a unit back home, since I'd be abruptly leaving that unit to go Active.
- That same career counselor also mentioned receiving a conditional release in the IRR goes through HRC, and takes about a week to accomplish.
I hope this helps you help me! Thanks.
(0)
(0)
SFC Glen S.
Ok, I think the simplest thing would be trying to contact the SF Recruiter, whose AOR is Hawaii, Japan, Korea. Go to this link: http://www.sorbrecruiting.com/Contact.htm Also, I do know there is a Group at JBLM. As for transitioning from USAR to IRR, and requesting a conditional release, I don't think it would be as quick as one week. Having been an AD recruiter in the past and more recently a USAR Career Counselor, I have never seen USAR Control Group respond that quickly with a Conditional Release. Here are the steps I would recommend. Contact SF Recruiter, see what you will need to do including time line. If Conditional Release is needed to process, then get that going with your current Commander. If you are too close to transitioning to the IRR from your current USAR contract, request a USAR Career Counselor to assist you with an extension IAW USAR 140-111, Chapter 3, Table 3-1. Another option might be to transition to a NG unit who have SF Detachments. Ask the SF Counselor about this option. I say this because if you are already affiliated with a unit, it might be easier to transition on AD since you will then be in an SF unit within SOC. Hope this helps. Good luck!
Katterbach Kaserne BLDG 5817C RM 325 Katterbach, GE 09177 COM: 09802-83-2119/2779 DSN: 314-467-2119/2779 FAX: 09802-83-3817
(1)
(0)
(1)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google