SirWintermute

Jumping on this, hopefully I can help relate the process from the Reserve side of things. I'm in the process of doing an interservice transfer from US Army Reserve (C-12) to Air Force Reserve (C-130) The purpose of my transfer is to be able to drill closer to home (currently 6.5 hour drive from my unit) There has also been some extremely limiting policies as far as AFTPs that made it financially unrealistic for me to drive down and fly unless it was a drill weekend. There is one closer army aviation unit (2 hours away) but the current gouge says that unit is consolidating at the same post that's currently 6.5 hours away and it would also require an AQC to fly there (UH-60M). In light of that, and the C-130 unit that is 15 miles from my front door, I sought out the AF Reserve. I have so far gone about the requirements in a different order than xcraftllc, instead courting a receiving unit prior to getting a conditional release. I first spoke with their recruitment CoC and got hooked up with an O4 that handles hiring at the unit. He gave me the requirements for a flight packet, noting that some things would be a bit redundant since I'm already qualified. Less than a week after submitting the paperwork, I was invited to "come see the unit and meet the guys" I asked if I should be in uniform, he assured me biz-casual would be fine. Little did I know this was all code for an interview with a board of five Squadron leaders, including the Squadron commander. It all went very well. The next day they were contacting references, and called to ask if they could speak with my Company Commander in the Army. I had yet to tell anyone in my CoC so this was the time to break the news. My CO met the news extremely graciously and I assured me that he would give a good reference. This was a huge relief. Three weeks later the C-130 unit offered me the position. I took a day or two, discussed with my wife and accepted. I'm now working on a packet for the aeronautical ratings board and will be getting a flight physical this week. I have yet to have anything official on paper with the Army, my CoC knows, and will not block the transfer. I owe no ADSO, but am still in the midst of an MSO. This I believe is trivial to transfer to AF under a conditional release. The reserves have different regulations versus Active Duty and I have been primarily using AR 140-10 to assure I'm getting everything done correctly. Today I reached out to the Army Career Division to make sure I'm not missing anything. My few questions revolve around duty obligations. How can I be sure of my obligations and what I might need to be waived? Should there be contracts showing these ADSOs/MSOs on my iPERMS website? I might be able to dig the original copies up at home... but how does the Army keep track of these?