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I am currently a 31E in the Army reserves. I finished BCT and AIT in August 09 and have currently started drilling with my unit. My question is can i switch from the Army Reserves to Active duty Navy? My husband has been in the Navy for 9 years and hits 10 years in june 2010 and was planning on going Army then. Which is why i joined the Army reserves but he has been thinking of staying Navy. I want to go Active but only if we were in the same branch. So if he stays Navy i would like to go Active Navy if possible.
Hi Sara,
Military members can request to transfer from any reserve componant to any active duty componant, but it's not as simple as most people might believe. See: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/guardandreserve/a/reservetransfer.htm
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.
Experience
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.
Education/Credentials
Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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