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I just read your post about enlisted members trying to transfer between branches of the military. I was wondering if there is any way a commissioned officer could transfer from the army guard to the air guard. Thanks for the help.
Hi Matt,
It's not possible for an enlisted member to transfer from one active duty service to another (except for a few minor exceptions).
It is possible for a commissioned officer to transfer from one active duty branch to another active duty branch (see DOD Instruction 1300.04 at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/publicationsregulations/p/i130004.htm).
It's also possible for military personnel (officers and enlisted) to transfer between one reserve componant to another, or from reserves to active duty (or vice-versa). Reference is DOD Instruction 1205.19 at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/publicationsregulations/p/i120519.htm
However, for commissioned officers, such requests are generally only approved if it is determined that the transfer is in the obvious best interests of both services involved. The (very few) cases I've seen approved involved medical doctors who had a specific skill that the other service needed badly.
The way the process works is that you would see an Air National Guard officer accessions recruiter. If the Air Guard decides that they want you bad enough, the recruiter will help you prepare and submit a DD Form 368, "Conditional Release." This first has to be approved by the Army National Guard. If approved, it then has to be approved by the Air National Guard.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my US Military information site at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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