Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard/retired reservist options?

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Expert: - 9/17/2008


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Hi,
Can an Army reservist who is in the process of retiring with 27 yrs. of service and 46 years old, join another reserve branch, i.e. Air Force Reserve?

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Once you retire from a branch, no other branch would take you.  You are probably an E-6 or higher, slots are hard to come by and jobs do not convert.  Plus to bring someone out of retirement is almost an act of congress except for the Army to activate you from the retired reserve for a mission, if you had something they wanted.

Enjoy retirement and put your combat boots away.  You deserve it.

Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard

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I am a National Guard recruiter , been doing it for seven years and am a subject matter expert on qualifications for National Guard and I keep up to date on Regular Army regs and programs. I was in the Navy for 4 years and have 13 years in the Guard. I will not sugar coat my answers to you. They are usually short and to the point. If you need more in depth, ask me. Because each situation is different, alot of times you need to actually talk to a recruiter and let them evaluate your situation in person, by looking at your documents, issues etc. If I suggest this, it would be in your best interest to do so. Finally...thank you for your interest in serving this great nation of ours. Very few people can actually make the cut to serve let alone choose to do so. So thank you for wanting to and hopefully you will get a chance. Whatever branch you choose, thank you and good luck.

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13 years Guard experince, combat missions and homeland missions. 7 years recruiting. I have been a platoon sergeant and squad leader. Mentor to new recruiters and recruits.

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Recruiters course and advanced courses in recruiting

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Top recruiter in district for FY 2008. Nominated for recruiter of the year for 2010.

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