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Good evening Howard,
I recently was discharged from the USMCR in Oct 08. I received an OTH discharge and now that i'm finished with college, I'm thinking about re-enlisting. I still have 2 years left on my original contract, so I didn't receive a DD214.
My question: Is it possible to still have a waiverable RE3 code for active duty only?
Any advice would be helpful
Regards,
Craig.
I suppose its possible, but that decision will be left up to the service you plan on reenlisting into. RE codes of three most are waiverable, but there will be a price paid for haveing to do the waiver so be prepared to pay the piper. Most waivers dont get many choices, this is because that now that you were discharged from the reserves with an OTH discharge, now the service is going to have to do an acception to policy by wavering your reentry in to the service based on your current qualifications. You should have received some kind of discharge paperwork to show that you are transferred to the IRR program, I believe that will suffice the DD 214 that is needed.
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Howard Lorenz
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I have spent the past 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, 3 years was assigned as an Enlisted Accessions Recruiter. I have been deployed various times to several locations. If it is a career in the military you are looking for or thinking about I most likely have the answer. I still have contacts with in the recruiting field and if I don't know the answer then I have folks who do where I can find the answer. I am very blunt and straight forward and will make no attempts to BS you. I will give you the best information that I possible can can. If you think that you cant handle the answer that I give you, then don't ask the question...... If you are planning on joining the military, your number 1 decision factor in making this kind of move is that you need to be more concerned about serving your country than your country serving you!! All the benefits are the best that you can find. Education is at a premium right now and its the most rewarding thing that you can do. If I dont answer right away probably means that I am busy, but have patience, I will get to you.
Experience
Air Force Recruiter for 3 years, Air Force Career 21 Years
Organizations
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Education/Credentials
Community College of the Air Force, International Air Academy, Allied Business Schools, Embry Riddle Aeronautical College, Defense Acquisition University
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