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I have a question. If I were to join the military and serve my 4 years in a branch, when time for re-enlistment comes around and I want to cross over to another service, does my time carry over as well? Or would it start over (for the 20 years served)?
I had an instructor in A school that had been in the Air Force as an E6.
He knew he would have to take a bust down one pay grade to E5 but he could only get that if he went through Navy boot camp. Otherwise he would cross over as an E3.
That was almost thirty years ago so it may have changed.
I heard it's still the same.You would probably have to let your enlistment run out then go to another recruiter and you probably would have to do some form of basic training again.People that I know who switched in the reserves from AF to Army lost one rank(E-5 to E-4) because no slots were available but I agree with the previous people who said to figure which branch you want and stay with it.I was Air Force for 7 1/2 years and I never would have switched branches.
It, will depend on several factors, the primary being the needs of the gaining branch. Transferring while still serving in your current contract is today very difficult, but can be done with a DD Fm 368 Conditional Release if both branches agree to it, otherwise for those already separated your separation code will depend determine if you can be accepted back into the service. The Army, especially the reserve and national guard, has the bulk of prior service other branch members. Almost half of my ARNG unit is made up of former Navy, USMC, USAF, and USCG members, reason being that the Army needs more personnel and is much less restrictive on age and physical/medical standards. Concerning keeping your your former pay grade will also depend on break in service time and again the current strength of the gaining branch. With the Army grades up to E-5 seem to transfer over without loss, but ranks above that will be more likely to drop a grade. Recompleting basic training, or a modified transition course, will also depend on the branch and what their current policy is. Regardless of what component you have ever served with the method of calculating your service points is essentially the same so all your time will count towards the goal of securing a retirement benefit.
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