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Can I get back in the Army with a reentry code 3 and a speration code JKN
Hi Johnnie,
An RE-3 code generally means you are eligible for reenlistment, with a waiver.
Usually, to have a waiver considered, you must be able to convince the military that the original reason for discharge no longer applies, and is not likely to happen again in the future.
However, right now, the Army is havving a banner recruiting year (see: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/2009recruitingstatistics/a/aug.htm). Additionally, the Army is currently overmanned (see: http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/09/19/army-is-officially-overmanned.htm). In other words, more people are currently trying to join, and more Soliers are staying in, then the Army is allowed to have. This is probably due, in large part, to the poor civilian job market.
As such, the Army (right now) isn't considering very many waivers. From their point of view, why should they, when they have people lining up to join, who don't need waivers?
For more information about the US Military, feel free to visit my US Military Information website 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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