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I am prior service Army. I recently joined the Airforce reserve. I want to go back Active Duty. Everyone that I call says there is no way. It's impossible. Is there anything you can do to help me?
Hi Katherine,
What everyone has told you is correct. The active duty Air Force has announced that they plan to cut the active duty Air Force size by 40,000 airmen between now and 2009. As part of this "draw down," they are accepting very, very, very, very, very, very, very few prior service applicants for active duty. About the only ones who have a chance in Hell are those who are already AFSC qualified in jobs that the active duty Air Force consider *EXTREMELY CRITICAL* (Pararescue, Combat Controller, and Linguists, at this time).
Unless you've been through Pararescue School, Combat Controller School, or Linguist Training, your chances (between now and 2009, at least) of enlisting in the active duty Air Force as a "prior service" enlistee are pretty much non-existent.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my 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.
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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