07-17-2014, 09:41 PM | #1 |
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Any Army Recruiters or Soldiers with knowledge of the recruiting process in here?
Ok, so just a little insight on my background. 25 years old, just got out of the Air Force. I did Security Forces for 4 years. I was supposed to do 6 but since the AF is begging for people to get out I volunteered. My main reason for getting out was that there was no career progression where I was at and Air Force is force shaping, so they were bound to kick anyone out that gave the wrong person the slightest weird look, and I was tired of the BS "deployments" we went to (mainly Qatar, UAE, Kandahar, Kyrgyzstan.etc). Anyways, everything is over and done with, im out and back home in DC looking for a job. Few hits here and there but im definitely missing the whole military atmosphere. So I started looking towards the Army and ran into the whole Warrant Officer option. I did some research on how to become a candidate. On a page I ran into it said if I have gone through the SPEC-OPS, some Air Tactical course or Security police Academy (which is what I did) that I dont have to go through boot camp again. And I saw a chart saying since my AFSC (MOS) was 3p0x1 that I could transition into 153a. Now, with me being out and no connection back to any aviation officer for recommendation, What are my options or what can be my next step?
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07-17-2014, 10:12 PM | #2 |
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Have you talked to an Army recruiter in person?
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07-17-2014, 10:24 PM | #3 |
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Not yet, this is one of those sippin on a beer and contemplating which direction my life is going to kind of things. Kind of just popped in my head and hyped myself up.
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07-17-2014, 10:46 PM | #4 |
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Well can you go through MEPS again successfully? I think that's the first step here.
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07-18-2014, 05:12 AM | #5 |
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yep overflow is right, as it stands every prior service person must do army basic / ait. spec ops is highly competitive but if you're capable they'll consider you.. start working out / running and.contact recruiter. the.army has web pages dedicated to recruiting good luck. I always see messages for warranty officers and I know there's a need. just like the chair force the army is becoming very selectively
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07-18-2014, 07:46 AM | #6 |
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"Chair force" they say as we keep them out of trouble. lol
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07-18-2014, 08:20 AM | #7 |
Any Army Recruiters or Soldiers with knowledge of the recruiting process in h...
I served in both the Air Force (including 3-year stint as a recruiter) and currently serve as a Human Resources officer (42B) with the Army Reserve. I am extremely familiar with USMEPCOM procedures, as well as AFRS' and USAREC's. Feel free to PM me.
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07-18-2014, 10:36 AM | #8 |
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overflow glad ya caught my joke! lol, but the army doesn't need warranty officers we need warrant officers.. damn phone!
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07-18-2014, 04:27 PM | #9 |
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Well I went today but it seems like the recruiter might have started his weekend a few hours early. I hope I dont have to go through MEPs again. I never want to go through that again. Im going to try on Tuesday again.
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07-18-2014, 05:22 PM | #10 |
Depends on the route you go if you're returning and your location. I answered your PM. But as for this quote above, don't rule out a return to a local MEPS facility for a medical evaluation.
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07-18-2014, 06:04 PM | #11 |
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I don't think anyone wants to go through MEPS again...
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07-18-2014, 06:33 PM | #12 |
MEPS was worse than anything in the military has given me.. ha. post made me cringe.
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07-18-2014, 06:39 PM | #13 |
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Thanks a lot! Yeah, I had to do the duck walk in just my boxers with a whole bunch of other guys. our knees were touching...It haunts me till this very day..
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07-18-2014, 06:43 PM | #14 |
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I'm a warrant officer and I am a pilot. I did 8.5 years enlisted then switched over to warrant officer. PM me with whatever questions you have and I can hook you up.
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