I am an 88M SGT(P)and will have nine years of AFS on December 15, 2007. My ETS date is August 22, 2009. I also made the cutoff for December and should get promoted on the first. I have been in Iraq for four months, and I would like to reenlist as soon as I get promoted. However, I had a ten-month break in service, and I have been back on active duty since August 9, 2006. My reenlistment NCO told me that I do not qualify for a bonus at this time because I do not have 17 months of continous AFS service.

Question #1: How can I be in the B zone, but yet do not have 17 months of continous AFS?

Question #2: As an 88M30, reenlisting for an SRB, how long would I have to wait if I want to submit a Warrant Officer packet, and if I get selected, will I have to return the bonus?

Question #3: As an 88M30, would I be able to reclass to another MOS?

Thank you.

The 17-month rule does not apply to the B Zone.

You can submit your warrant packet the day after you reenlist and you will not have to pay ANY of the bonus pack.

88Ms are a shortage MOS, so your choices for reclassing into another MOS would be limited; but it is possible. If you did reclass, you would have to have the unearned portion of your SRB recouped.