Hey all, its been forever since the last time i posted anything. Anyhow, so i am in the last stages of having my PRK squared away for the AF and looking to transfer over to the Navy to fly, however, when i spoke with my officer recruiter a few days ago, he mentioned that the Navy recruiters will no longer handle service transfers and this must be done through your own service...anyone ever heard of this before? I cant seem to get a hold of him anymore...sneeky guy...
If you are currently active duty commissioned AF looking to go AD commissioned Navy then that is correct, you would have to go to www.npc.navy.mil and look for the officer community manager for aviation and talk to them.
I've done it, and it is a pain in the ass. The only way to do it is through the OCM as described in the post above, and sell them hard on why they should take you. Start by having high ASTB scores.
It's not a matter of "selling" yourself to the OCM. There has to be Inter-service Transfer (IST) quotas available on the accession plan. For FY-12 there are zero IST quotas. There may be quotas for the FY-13 plan - currently in staffing. Anyone desiring to go this route should familiarize themselves with this document: http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/milpersman/1000/1300Assignment/Documents/1300-082.pdf
Hey everyone, so just an update. It looks like i somehow got my functional manager to agree to release me from the Air Force to pursue flying. For anyone trying this, its a huge pain in the a$$, just fyi. I received a signed DD Form 368 from the Navy Officer Recruiter and am working to try and submit everything in the next few weeks. Does anyone know what all i need? My recruiter isn't exactly the most useful person to work with. For example, do i need to start my TS clearance since i only have a standard secret, also since i have taken the AFOQT for the Air Force, am i still required to take the ASTB?
You will need to take the ASTB. Also, see my post above yours for a link to the MPM detailing your package submission.
This is because NRC has told NRD's IST's need to go through NPC directly, look at the link AOCM is referencing.
Yeah I can't say it's easy enough as it seems. Just getting an eye surgery approved within AFROTC is hard enough for Air Force Officer Accessions to pilot. Odds are your recruiter might not be sure of the process, so he's not too sure on how the service transfer would go in terms of your CO/Squadron CC. Are you an Officer or Enlisted?
