fox223
04-02-09, 10:34 AM
I spoke with my recruiter briefly yesterday and had some questions about the reserves. Most of them were answered, but some left me asking questons. I didn't want to keep him on the phone too long - he's actually on leave because his wife just had a baby - so I thought I'd ask here.
1.) I asked about health benefits for reservists and was told they get all the health benefits while on active duty i.e. during Recruit Training and MOS school. He also said there was an option to be on Recruiters Assistance after completion of training to qualify as active duty (even though you're a reservist) and get the benefits. Have any of you heard of this / done this in the past?
2.) I asked if he knew anything about 0351 being phased out and who would pick up the different jobs of the 0351s (SMAW, Demo etc.) He told me he hadn't heard anything about 0351 being phased out, but you do a lot of "cross-training" when you get to your unit. Even though you are, say, an 0311, you will do some training on machine guns, mortars, and the like. I hadn't heard that either and was wondering how often the "cross-training" really occurs.
Thanks in advance.
1.) I asked about health benefits for reservists and was told they get all the health benefits while on active duty i.e. during Recruit Training and MOS school. He also said there was an option to be on Recruiters Assistance after completion of training to qualify as active duty (even though you're a reservist) and get the benefits. Have any of you heard of this / done this in the past?
2.) I asked if he knew anything about 0351 being phased out and who would pick up the different jobs of the 0351s (SMAW, Demo etc.) He told me he hadn't heard anything about 0351 being phased out, but you do a lot of "cross-training" when you get to your unit. Even though you are, say, an 0311, you will do some training on machine guns, mortars, and the like. I hadn't heard that either and was wondering how often the "cross-training" really occurs.
Thanks in advance.