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I was in the Coast Guard for a year and a half. Absolutely loved it. My mom got sick with cancer in this time and I requested to transfer home. They didnt have any room and I was depressed so I told them I was gay got an honorable discharge but cant reinlist. Everything is fine now and its been two years. I want to join as a reservist. I have to request that my re entry code be change though and have no clue how to do that. A recruiter told me that was the only way and its a family tradition to be a coastie so i have to get back in. how do i get my re entry code changed?
Hi Lauren,
The only way to change your RE Code is to request a change to your military records. For details about how to do this, see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/airforcebase/a/chgrecords.htm
I wouldn't get my hopes up too high, however. Apparently, you lied in order to effect a discharge. How can they trust you in the future?
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.
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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