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I am a Pfc in the Army. I have came to relized that the army is not my cup of tea. I wanted to know where can I get info on bridging over from Army to Air Force and what are the requirements.
Hi Jacquline,
I'm afraid it's not possible to transfer (or "bridge over") from one active duty service to another, as an enlisted member (exception: Those in the Air Force or Navy, serving in "overmanned" jobs can elect to transfer to the Army under a Special Program called "Blue to Green." For details, see: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/armyjoin/a/artransfer.htm).
With the exception of the above program, you would first have to complete your current active duty enlistment, then get out, then apply to join the other service as a "prior service" enlistee. That's not as easy as it seems. For details see my "Prior Service Enlistee" article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/priorservice.htm
The bad news is that the Air Force isn't accepting prior service enlistees right now, unless they are already qualified (trained) in a job that the Air Force considers "critical," such as linguist.
In short, you're stuck with your Army commitment, whether it's your "cup of tea" or not.
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 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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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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