Posted on Jun 22, 2018
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I am looking into switching to Air Force after my 20 years in the army, which is April 2020. My current MOS in the army is 25B: Information Systems Operator-Analyst. What is the equivalent Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) for 25B?
I have 3.5 years of 25B2O experience, and have attended Primary Leadership Development Course (now called BLC). I have CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, CCENT (ICND1), and MCSA Server 2012 certification.
What are the procedure in switching Armed Forces Branch?
What do I need to do to prepare for the school or courses I will be sent to?
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SP5 Peter Keane
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The Air Force wouldn't take me with an early release from the Army. Not gonna take you with major grade reductions.
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SSgt Avionics Mechanic
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I’m not 100% but I know it will start with a 3.
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Maj Director Of Operations
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There's nothing that's directly comparable.

1B4 is a network operator. Defensive and offensive operations, but it's not a first time position. It requires Airmen to cross train into it so I'm not sure how that would work for you.

1N4A is a Network Analyst. They do a wide range of stuff from Malware analysis to network traffic analysis.

However if you already have 20 years in the army my guess is that you'd be put into a middle management position and not a hands on keyboard person.
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I'm switching branches from Army to Air Force. What is the AFSC for MOS 25B?
SSgt Age Journeyman
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If you are even taken in, you will need to still do tech school and start as an apprentice. I guarantee that there are E3s with higher levels of training than a sgt in the army. Is it even worth it at this point for you? I only know of firefighters and and jobs that aren't very technical getting accepted the way you want.
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SFC Steven Borders
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I doubt it will happen, I was to old for one. And when I talked to the Air Force recruiters in 2017 they were not taking prior service. Good, luck but I don't think it will happen.
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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http://www.usphs.gov

Look at as I'd said health info mgmt (HIM), which is pure clinical EMR/EHR coin record cyber, as well as engrg, also, look at the Jr and Sr FOSTEP, their analogue to ROTC, now, interestingly, they'll direct commission up through 44, well above other svcs, I'm not saying you want it, as I'd said, and I'm unsure if COSTEP is allowed or needed in your case, I don't know the age limits for it, I merely suggest it as worth perusing, also, as I'd said, you'd said nothing about college for you, so if you've done assocs or Bach or higher, it wouldn't apply, I merely thought you should see it, that:s all, honest, very interesting scenario, honest....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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I only thought to explain about all that, as such career/education staff genuinely interests me, I was, as listed for !e, elected engrg (EE) originally, though I obv did a good deal of quite heavy comp sci (CS), pre-IT, though I obv also absorbed a good deal of it in the course of what I did before my total perm disability...if you might ever care to chat further about whatever I might also possibly suggest of any other value, I'd of course be most eager to do so, if I could be of any use to try to aid you in your efforts...pls realize, I quite understand your object, I think, you'd want to continue, and if you can go beyond 20 yrs by going USAF, all to the good, certainly...USPHS Commissioned Corps, if you want to look at that as well, does direct commission health info mgmt (HIM), as well as engrg, I'll send you the link, I realize it might not be your object, however, once again, if you don't know about it, you can't at least even just consider it, you know? Interestingly, USPHS also is allowed warrants by statute, they never had them, I guess they were never needed, though I've read stuff on their poswible use, for, say, paramedics, I never understood why hey were never implemented, I only read the statute with for the!, I never could folw why USAF got rid of warrants also, though, of course, they were gonna do whatever they wanted, I suppose, just more food for thought, honest....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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https://www.gocoastguard.com/active-duty-careers/officer-opportunities/programs/direct-commission-programs

Here's another USCG page, I didn't know if it might also have anything good....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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https://www.gocoastguard.com/active-duty-careers/officer-opportunities/programs/direct-commission-engineer-dce

I thought this might he of similar interest, I don't know how USCG does cyber stuff in that regard, though you could ask, of course....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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Watch "NCO earns PhD from AFIT" on YouTube - https://youtu.be/-iBvq0LMLQQ

Since you'd said you'd wanted USAF, I thought you'd find this of interest, AFIT apparently allows senior USAF NCOs access for PhDs, I have no idea since when or how it'd work, I'd expect if you'd go Navy WO1 you might he allowed something similar for Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), I'd read yrs agothey had a program to let senior enlisted finish their bachelors, I don't know how or if it'd be allowed, for Bach, masters, or PhD with the new Navy WO1 cyber warrants, also, it'd obv depend on how much college you might've done thus far, if you could possibly elaborate at all, I'd certainly find that of interest, obv....
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