Are there any Army Reserve IMA positions in the United Kingdom?

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:53:20 -0400

I have seen AFRICOM has posted ADOS positions at Molesworth and wondered if there are any IMA slots outside of Germany? I have used the Vacancy Search tool but not a lot comes up in general unless you are branch immaterial (which is fine, I would do that short term). Also, any feedback on experience in IMA (pros/cons) - is it really bad for your career as I have heard? Is it difficult to switch back to TPU?
Coming of off Active Orders and looking to spend a chunk of time in the UK/overseas and would like to not have to pay to fly back to the US every month. Any advice or guidance is appreciated.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 29 at 2022 1:47 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 01:47:39 -0400

As far as I know, there are none. You could try searching FMSweb. However there are USAR units in Germany.

Response by COL Randall C. made Sep 12 at 2022 1:16 PM

COL Randall C. — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:16:45 -0400

CPT Private RallyPoint Member, realize this might be OBE since it's almost five months after you asked the question, but there 'may be'. Almost all COCOMs have a number of IMA billets that are scattered around the world - EUCOM should be no different.

You can go to HRC's website (https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/IMA%20Program%20Overview) and do a vacancy search (on the right) to see what pops up. According to HRC, "All IMA vacancies may be found within the 'Vacancy Search Tool' site", but my personal experience is that you should follow-up with a phone call because in many cases the vacancies may not be reflected in the database.

Regarding "bad for your career", that depends. If you're talking about from a centralized promotion board view, then no, it's not. If you're talking about not having a Army Reserve or National Guard unit structure over you that can take care of you ... well, it depends. It's going to vary how tied-in those IMA positions are to the larger 'unofficial-we-take-care-of-our-own' structure.

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