RC to AC program in A school

[Chevrons21]

Let's say that I do luck out and that my recruiters took that extra mile to get me that possibility of an exception. You think it's possible that it would be part of my contract heading to A-school? The way it sounded to me was: "we'll get you to A-school as an IT. Ones you get there, there's this program.. good luck."

Anyways I am sort of prepping for what happens when I do end up in reserves. So thanks for the great info there. Good to hear about mobilizations.

[Barbazu]

Your contract will no doubt have you going to Corry Station for IT A school. But the RC to AC will not be in your contract. They are calling it a “program” but it’s hardly that. It’s more like an option you can try. Some folks I’ve know that have tried were never able to. The problem is that there are limited slots available and hundreds of people trying to fill them. That’s not to say it’s impossible - just highly improbable. Junior enlisted sailors are at the bottom of the list for these kinds of options. Unless you’re in a critical rate the odds are bad. Really bad. Being an IT, you’ll be in some sort of secret squirrel unit, probably. Even on the reserve side they have a specific mission. Mobs for spooks are a little different than mobs for the rest of us, but you’ll have options.
Your recruiters have quotas. They have a certain amount of AC, and a certain amount of RC they need to recruit per month. Sounds like you’re a victim of quotas. But you still have a ton of flexibility in the reserve. After the initial shock of going from A school to a reserve unit you’ll love it.

[Chevrons21]

Originally Posted by Barbazu

Your contract will no doubt have you going to Corry Station for IT A school. But the RC to AC will not be in your contract. They are calling it a “program” but it’s hardly that. It’s more like an option you can try. Some folks I’ve know that have tried were never able to. The problem is that there are limited slots available and hundreds of people trying to fill them. That’s not to say it’s impossible - just highly improbable. Junior enlisted sailors are at the bottom of the list for these kinds of options. Unless you’re in a critical rate the odds are bad. Really bad. Being an IT, you’ll be in some sort of secret squirrel unit, probably. Even on the reserve side they have a specific mission. Mobs for spooks are a little different than mobs for the rest of us, but you’ll have options.
Your recruiters have quotas. They have a certain amount of AC, and a certain amount of RC they need to recruit per month. Sounds like you’re a victim of quotas. But you still have a ton of flexibility in the reserve. After the initial shock of going from A school to a reserve unit you’ll love it.

Okay. Thank you very much for this insight. This is exactly what I am looking for since I already knew (just a gut feeling) that they weren't laying everything out.
I honestly am excited to go in as an IT. So even though it already sounded like a hot billet (or part of their quota that they really needed to fill) I am definitely wanting to go. Just the part of how I am going to go to AD is what worried me. With the odds that you're describing I'm willing to take that chance. Plus sounds like reserves isn't too bad either. Plus plus getting recruited as a prior is starting to be more of a pain than I expected lol.

"They have a certain amount of AC, and a certain amount of RC they need to recruit per month."

That doesn't sound too bad considering I don't expect to leave in the next couple of months. That would be nice though. Hopefully it shifts to my favor with regards to RC to AC.