Do Prior Service Who Join Army Have To Redo Bootcamp

Q. So, what exactly is considered "prior service?"
A. If one enlists, spends two weeks at basic preparation, and then is discharged, and later wants to enlist again, or enlist in a different service, is that person considered "prior service" for enlistment purposes?

You would think at that place would be one standard Section of Defense definition for "prior service," but there is not. Each service listed defines prior service (for enlistment purposes) differently:

The Regular army defines "prior service" equally whatever applicant with more than 180 days of military service, or those who graduated from military job-training (MOS/AFSC/Rating), regardless of time-in-service. Individuals with less than 180 days of armed forces service, and/or those who have not completed armed forces job-training are classified as "Glossary Prior Service," and are processed the aforementioned as non-prior service recruits, with the exception that they must have a qualifying RE Code (or receive a waiver) on their DD Form 214.

The Air Force defines "prior service" as persons who have served at least 24 months of Agile Duty service without regard to regular component or continuous service in the Military. Individuals with less than 24 months of Agile Duty are considered "previous service." Previous service personnel are classified and candy the same every bit non-prior service, with the exception that they must have a qualifying RE Code (or receive a waiver) on their DD Form 214.

The Navy considers applicants with 180 consecutive days or more of prior active duty service as "prior service." Those with less than 180 consecutive days of prior active duty service are considered non-prior service (NPS) applicants, however they must meet RE-Code eligibility requirements (or receive an approved waiver).

For enlistment purposes, the Marine Corps defines prior service as:

Those individuals who have successfully completed the recruit/basic training sponsored by their former service, or
Those individuals who accept failed to complete recruit/basic preparation, and who have been given a DD Form 214 and assigned a reenlistment code, or
Those individuals who have fulfilled their military service obligation within a reserve component.

The Declension Guard definition is vague. They ascertain "prior service" as "a person who has served some valid menstruum of creditable service in any of the U.South. Armed services, including Reserve components thereof."

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Q. Volition I get to pick a dissimilar MOS (Chore)?
A. In most cases, prior service candidates must enlist in the war machine task they had at the fourth dimension of separation, unless the service declares there is no need for that job. Simply then tin the member elect to enlist into a different chore. Additionally, in many cases, if the member had a armed services job (MOS) in one service that directly cantankerous-relates to a job in the service they want to join, and if that service has a shortage in that chore, the applicant is required to enlist in that particular job. In other words, if you were an Security Forces Personnel in the Air Force , and you wish to join the Army, and the Army has a current shortage of Armed forces Police , you would exist required to enlist as an Military Police troop. Just if you held a job that doesn't straight cross-relate to a job in the service you are joining, or if the service doesn't have a shortage in that job, would you lot be allowed to re-train into a different task.

Q. Exercise I accept to attend Basic Training again?
A. In the Ground forces, old members of other services (except the Marine Corps), are required to nourish the 4-week Warrior Transition Course at Fort Elation, Texas. Sometime Soldiers and Marines who accept a pause in service of more than three years must as well attend this course. For the purpose of this section, for soldiers and Marines who separate, suspension in service starts afterwards Military Service Obligation (MSO) is completed or when a member (regardless of service) is no longer a member of a reserve component (including the IRR)

Q. Volition I retain my rank?
A. A current fellow member of the Army Reserves or Army National Guard who has completed Initial Active Duty Training (IADT):

(1) If prior service applicant has not been awarded an MOS and enlists within 12 months from the date released from active duty (IADT), the enlistment pay grade will be the grade held at time of release from IADT, unless the Reserve Component has promoted the bidder to a higher course. Applicant must produce DA Form 4187 approving the promotion to the higher grade.

(2) If applicant has been awarded an MOS and enlists within 12 months from the date released from active duty (IADT), the enlistment pay course will be the course held at time of release from IADT but not less than E-two.

3) If applicant has been awarded an MOS and has 12 months service after release from IADT, the enlistment form will exist the grade currently held up to the grade of SPC (E-5).

Applicants in the Ground forces Reserves and Ground forces National Baby-sit who hold the rank of SGT (E-v) and above, will accept their active duty grades determined according to the rules below.

Old Members of the Regular Ground forces, Regular army Reserves, and Ground forces National Guard

(i) If bidder was last separated from whatsoever Component or is a current fellow member of the Army Reserves or Army National Baby-sit in grades E-1 through E-4 with non more than 7 years Active Federal Service (AFS) and enlists within 24 months from the date of separation, the enlistment form will be the same grade held at time of separation. If enlisting more than 24 months from completion of military machine service obligation, reduce 1 form for every additional 6 months, but do not go beneath the form of PV2 (Eastward-ii) unless separated every bit PV1 (Eastward-1).

(2) If bidder was last separated from the active duty Army in the course of SGT (E-5) with non more than 12 years total active service and enlists within 24 months post-obit separation, or is a current fellow member of the Army National Baby-sit or Regular army Reserves, the enlistment class will exist SGT, provided the applicant has completed the advisable NCOES leadership requirements or its equivalent and provided a valid vacancy exists for the primary military occupational series (PMOS) in the grade of SGT. If no vacancy exists in erstwhile PMOS, the enlistment form will exist SGT, provided applicant accepts retraining in the MOS provided by the Army Human Resources Control and does not take more than 12 years agile Federal service. If enlisting after 24 months from completion of armed services service, the enlistment form will exist adamant past the Army Human Resources Control.

(iii) If applicant was last separated from any Component or is a current member of the Army Reserves or Army National Baby-sit in the grade of SGT with not more than 12 years AFS, or in the class of SSG (E-half-dozen) with not more than 17 years AFS, or in the grade of SFC (E-7) though SGM (Eastward-9) , regardless of years of service but with fewer than xx years, the enlistment grade and eligibility will exist determined by the Army Human Resource Command. Applicants with more than the numbers of years indicated to a higher place are not eligible for enlistment in the active duty Regular army.

Former Members of Non-Army Components

Former members of the Air Strength, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including current and old members of their Reserve Components will take their active duty Army rank determined by the Army Human Resources Command, later an examination of their military records and experience.

All prior service, regardless of component are authorized to enlist at the advanced paygrade for non-prior service, if that is more advantageous.

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