Question about enlisting in the USAF. Explain?

Question

I recently talked to an Air Force recruiter (the only one in a pretty significant region).
He was 27, but had the mentality of a 15-year-old.
Superficial. Immature. Pitiful.
...aside the point.
So this guy tells me that the USAF is not enlisting people with prior service in other military branches.
He also says that if someone enlists in the Air National Guard or the Air Force Reserve, it counts as prior service and you are thus uneligible from switching later on to active Air Force.

I've talked to all sorts of straight-shooting recruiters from different uniformed services. But this guy was pretty shifty all around.

How much of this is true and what's not?

Answer 1

He was telling it to you straight.

In 2007, the USAF will allow 40 ( yes, just 40 )

Prior Service, National Guard, Reservist to enlist on active duty in the USAF.

National Guardsmen and reservist are considered prior service for active duty enlistment purposes ( you already hold rank)

The Active Air Force is in the middle of force shaping, where they are cutting about 30,000 AF positions over the next 2 years.

The AF has expanded the AFSC/mos list they are taking prior service from over the last couple of years.

last two years they were only taking prior service from 3 AFSC's ( para-rescue, combat controller and linguist)

Now the list is larger, but they are taking less PS recruits.

It is on a first come first serve basis and no retraining is allowed.

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Another note,

Prior Service enlistments or National Guardsmen/Reservist enlistments in the active AF, take a reenlistment slot.

Not a regular enlistment slot.

The AF would much rather let someone on active duty reenlist than give that slot to someone else.

Answer 2

Visit the official website at http://www.airforce.com/ The army has been coming up short at their recruitments and it seriously doubt that the air force is doing much better.

Sounds like the guy didn't tell you the real reason, just told you something to get you out of the office and out of his hair.

Answer 3

Don't enlist. You will be sent to kill the innocent. Do you really want to live with PTSD?