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My question is after you are sworn in the army and you have a good period between that day you are sworn and the day you go to BT, is it possible that you can switch from active duty after you have been sworn to the reserves before you leave since they tell you that you don't sign your final contract until you ship out.
Short answer is that you're not in the Army until you're in the Army. If you want to change during your DEP time you should be allowed. Just talk to your recruiter. Once you leave and sign that final contract, though, you're stuck with the terms of it.
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Aaron Shifferly
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I am currently an active duty Army Captain in the Military Police Field. I have been enlisted (Military Intelligence) and attended The United States Military Academy at West Point. I can answer questions related to the Army, posting, jobs, lifestyle, workings... pretty much anything you can throw at me with the exception of very specific recruting or medical questions. I have no expertise in what it takes to get in the military other than the fact that I, myself, joined at one point in time.
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I have experience in both deployed and garrision environments as a Military Police Officer.
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Bachelor of Science in Arabic and French from United States Military Academy at West Point.
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