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Hello, My husband signed on for 3 years with the Army and would really like to change to the Air Force now having completed 1 year in the Army. He is eligible to change his MOS now but he is wanting to switch over to the Air Force. Is this possible? Or does he have to wait till his 3 active duty years are over and then go on with the air force?
Thank you so much for your time. :D
~Nichole
Ni Nichole,
I'm afraid that enlisted members cannot simply "transfer" from one active duty branch to another, except under the following exceptions:
(1) Members of the active duty Navy and Air Force, who are serving in overmanned jobs can transfer to the active duty Army under a special program called "Blue to Green." (See: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/armyjoin/a/artransfer.htm).
(2) Qualified enlisted members in the active duty Marines, Air Force, or Navy can transfer to the Army to become Army Helicopter pilots, under the Army Warrant Officer Flight Training Program (WOFT).
I'm afraid he is going to have to first complete his Army active duty enlistment, get out, and then apply to join the Air Force has a prior service applicant (see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/priorservice.htm
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military Information Site at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers
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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.
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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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