Anonymous
02-15-2005, 09:20 PM
I was just wondering hard would it be to join the air force with prior service members. I am in the navy and still have another 4 yrs but what is the rules for prior military. Do you get to keep your same rank and do you have to do the same job in the air force like you did in the prior service.
Anonymous
02-16-2005, 12:20 PM
The Air Force has really cut down on sister service applicants. It really comes down to the needs of the Air Force at the time you are are ready to join. The needs seem to be changing on a regular basis. So when you are ready to seperate. Contact a recruiter and ask if we are taking them. I am still in recruiting business and right now, they are not taking Prior Service from ANY branch. Unless you have a 4 year degree, than you can apply for Officer Training School to be a Navigator no matter what your major is.
If they do decide to take Prior Service from other branches outside the Air Force. They first run an MOS conversion to see if there is a comparable career field to the one you held in, for instance, the Army, I say the Army because most of the sister service folks wanting Air Force come from the Army. If there is a need for your MOS and it can be converted to an Air Force Air Force Specialty Code, then we can work you. We would also take those interested in Special Forces as long as they meet the physical qualifications, no matter what their MOS is. Again, this could change too.
I did put plenty of Prior Service in and most of them were prior Air Force. So they didn't lose rank, however, I did have an Army guy that was an E-5 get busted down to an E-4, because he did not meet the time in grade requirements for E-5 for the Air Force. So there is a chance you could lose rank if you don't meet the requirements for the Air Force.
My advice is to keep your credit clean, don't break any laws, don't gain weight and have all your documentation ready for the recruiter when you are separated. The recruiter cannot meet with you while you are still an active member. The more issues you have from being in another branch, the harder it will be for the Air Force to get you in.
Good Luck!