2d Lt Private RallyPoint Member 3687037 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>. Is there a way to switch from Army Reserve to Air Force before I ship to Basic Training? 2018-06-05T13:43:13-04:00 2d Lt Private RallyPoint Member 3687037 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>. Is there a way to switch from Army Reserve to Air Force before I ship to Basic Training? 2018-06-05T13:43:13-04:00 2018-06-05T13:43:13-04:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 3687098 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Ummm, are you sure you want to do that??<br /><br />I don&#39;t know if that&#39;s possible since you&#39;ve likely signed a contract. There is a way to go about it, but you probably need to speak to your recruiter first.<br /><br />If for some reason you don&#39;t ship to Basic Training, I think you have to wait like 2 years, to come back into the Army or other service. Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2018 2:19 PM 2018-06-05T14:19:53-04:00 2018-06-05T14:19:53-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 3691787 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Since you joined the Reserves, you fully joined the day you signed your contract. There would be no way to switch to the Air Force now. You must fulfill the obligation of the contract you signed and the oath you took. Even if you were able to get out of your contract, there is no guarantee that you would be able to get into the Air Force and you could end up stuck with nothing. It would be better to stick with what you have. Best of luck to you in training SPC. Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 7 at 2018 8:32 AM 2018-06-07T08:32:16-04:00 2018-06-07T08:32:16-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 3691792 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Also, you have a great MOS there. You wouldn&#39;t want to lose that. You are about to receive very valuable training that is going to make you a lot of money in the civilian world. Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 7 at 2018 8:34 AM 2018-06-07T08:34:02-04:00 2018-06-07T08:34:02-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 4030736 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I highly doubt you can that. You might want to talk to your recruiter. I’m almost certain you’re now locked into your Army contract. Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 9 at 2018 8:52 AM 2018-10-09T08:52:48-04:00 2018-10-09T08:52:48-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 4145327 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I almost did this, except it was to switch to the National Guard. The only thing you could do is DEP discharge, however you would have to wait approximately six months to join another component (not sure if Air Force is included.) You would pretty much just &quot;refuse&quot; to go to BCT or AIT. Sure beats the heck out of doing a conditional release packet. However, that is what my recruiter told me when I brought up the fact I was thinking about switching. Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 21 at 2018 7:27 AM 2018-11-21T07:27:07-05:00 2018-11-21T07:27:07-05:00 SSG Allen Murphy 4154372 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Only if you have not gone through the Meps in processing Response by SSG Allen Murphy made Nov 24 at 2018 11:06 AM 2018-11-24T11:06:46-05:00 2018-11-24T11:06:46-05:00 MSG Private RallyPoint Member 4323219 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You probably need to have your Air Force recruiter communicate with the Army Reserve recruiter who&#39;s in charge of your transition. I don&#39;t want to shoot from the hip and lead you in the wrong direction so start with that and let them figure it out. You&#39;ll only get a mixture of educated guesses here. Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2019 9:55 AM 2019-01-28T09:55:24-05:00 2019-01-28T09:55:24-05:00 SSgt John Manstis 5423596 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Don&#39;t know, but I got myself on admin.hold waiting for retraining for Fire Protection Spec.<br />from Chaplins Assistant &#39; after B.T. &amp; Tec. Training . Once IN it&#39;s the Base Commander who<br />approves ALL CROSS training. Response by SSgt John Manstis made Jan 7 at 2020 6:39 PM 2020-01-07T18:39:41-05:00 2020-01-07T18:39:41-05:00 SFC Michael Hasbun 6894411 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not sure why this popped up on my feed, but since your profile says you&#39;re in the Air Force, I guess you figured out a way. Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Apr 11 at 2021 4:18 PM 2021-04-11T16:18:14-04:00 2021-04-11T16:18:14-04:00 2018-06-05T13:43:13-04:00