Posted on Aug 7, 2021
Can prior service coming back in (with no break) get airborne on their contract?
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Can prior service coming back in (with no break) get airborne on their contract?
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If the Army needs it for your MOS, then maybe. You really need to ask this of your recruiter
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SGM Steve Wettstein
To add to what SFC (Join to see) said. You also need to be going to an airborne unit and being slotted in a PPP.
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If you “come back in with no break” you re-enlisted. I say this as a former recruiter and as a person who “enlisted with prior service.” That’s the category that applies to soldiers who leave active duty (ETS if enlisted) and return to active duty. If, when you say “with no break” you mean you are still serving out your remaining obligation in IRR, you still broke service. Having said that, if you’re airborne qualified, the school is available and your MOS is compatible with airborne openings, I don’t see why you couldn’t get that guarantee. Not sure how difficult it is in today’s Army, but when I “enlisted with prior service” in 1972 (what!?!) after a 13 break in active duty while still in IRR, I was guaranteed precisely nothing. Not because I wasn’t qualified for anything, but because prior service returning to active service were a dime a dozen.
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MSG Terry Lingle
13 month break. Is there some way to edit a post on this site if you realize you made a mistake?
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SGT (Join to see)
MSG Terry Lingle not that I know of haha but your information is invaluable! Thank you MSG.
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