Is it possible for an Active Duty Soldier to get assigned to a Reserve Unit?

I would suggest you explore AC/RC units under First Army. In general, they have a core cadre of AC (AC, not AGR, though they have some of those too) Soldiers but a majority of Reservists. Given your MOS, I expect you would have to go to an immaterial billet.

We used to have some AC officers assigned at the state level (being that we are so small) to liaison-ate (yeah I made up that word) between us and big Army. Stuff like making sure our force alignment and structure was working and training was meeting standards. As the good COL Mikel J. Burroughs states AGR is a crap shoot. Even once you're in the door, you go where the rank is to make your next promotion. Units aren't manned by AGR like on active duty. You generally have a supply SGT, readiness/training NCO and possibly an admin NCO at the company level, an officer in the S-3 and similar NCOs at the BN and above. During the week, they are all involved with keeping training schedules, required paperwork and administration of the unit going and not necessarily working in the same position they would on a drill weekend. Most of the AGR force structure will support the state HQ and its functions and not necessarily MTOE units.

SFC Shakira Browne I did a little eresearch oin the web and this is what I found out. You need to speak with someone in the AGR Assessions program for the Reserves. Your not going to like what I have to share: "The AGR application process is different between the National Guard and Army Reserves. The reserves accept one application and runs off an OML list. You will not know where you are going before (if) you get offered a position." There are some AGR RP Members out here, so hopefully they will chime in and provide additional guidance.


Here is website that may give you additional information: Good Luck

http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/current-and-prior-service/continue-serving/army-reserve-prior-service/active-guard-reserve.html