Posted on Sep 29, 2018
How can I get option 40 in my contract being prior service?
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I'm currently planning on switching active after this contract ends in 2 months. The recruiter I've been talking to says he hasn't really had many prior service wanting to go active on account of him being new to recruiting. He said as far as he knew thatd be something decidedat MEPS. While going to MEPS is it possible for me to get ranger in my contract/how would i go about getting in my contract?
Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS)
Ranger
Posted 6 y ago
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At MEPS the career counselor will go over available options. But he may not be forthcoming about "all" available options. Option 40 may be something they can get you second or third quarter this year, but they do anything they can to sell recruits on something up front that does not require delayed entry.
If Option 40 is not available at all this FY, then get 11B with airborne school guaranteed and volunteer for RASP at airborne school. If they aren't taking volunteers while you are there, then keep volunteering for RASP from your first unit. If you don't get it by the time you make E5, go to Ranger school, then keep volunteering for RASP.
If Option 40 is not available at all this FY, then get 11B with airborne school guaranteed and volunteer for RASP at airborne school. If they aren't taking volunteers while you are there, then keep volunteering for RASP from your first unit. If you don't get it by the time you make E5, go to Ranger school, then keep volunteering for RASP.
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SGM (Join to see) SGM, it’s all good. That might have been a few weeks ago when you joined. Lol. Nowadays it’s all controlled by DA. No BN allocations. I’m referencing RA not NG as you know we are separate entities.
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SGM (Join to see)
SFC (Join to see) - That is good news. When I was enlisting Active Duty in 1993 it struck me as incredibly inefficient to divvy up training seats by BN and make all the GCs figure out on the fly which MEPS stations were doing slower business. My GC had it figured out. One five minute phone call got me an allocation from a MEPS in Virginia. He did not tell me what he traded for it.
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SPC Jonah Edwards
SFC (Join to see) - As a prior service soldier (11B) is it possible for me to secure an 18X or Option 40 before going to MEPS?
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Just ask. If they say no, then just ask for 11B airborne and volunteer for RASP in Airborne school.
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I’ve had a handful of friends that just graduated Ranger school and got walk on slots to Airborne, they all confirmed that Regiment is always actively recruiting from there.
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SFC (Join to see)
SGT (Join to see) Regiment has always been recruiting from there. They pull every single class aside once a week. They're probably still showing the same video they showed me in 1998.
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I always had trouble with prior service when I was a recruiter, you are needs of the Army. The way the Army sees you, is as a Soldier who holds an MOS and is ready to PCS ASAP. If you really want the tab, get back in, fill up that 4187 and request a school date. Once you graduate, branch can find you a slot in a regiment. I always tried to explain to prior service, you cannot demand anything. I had more than one tell me "if I don't get what I want I won't sign" I always told them, you know where the door is. Good luck in your future endeavors, hope you get it.
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