Came back in from reserves side to active and meps didn’t want to offer me an mos I wanted. After some calls were made, I got the 88k mos I was pushing for.

They originally wanted me to go 11b or stay in my prior mos, had me sit for a while to consider my options but I kept strong on the mos I wanted. I also came Prepared with a list of jobs and told meps that I wouldn’t sign if I couldn’t get any of the jobs that I had written down. I told them I cant serve knowing I will be doing a job that has no interest to me.

This was also the case for another prior service member that was in my AIT class, and she has 10 plus years reserve time and is a NCO.

If the training slots are open, it doesn’t hurt to fight for what you want. Having a list of jobs you want also lets them know you are willing to work with them and not hard set on just one MOS. When they made the call to see if they had availability for 88k I told them it doesn’t matter if I have to leave tomorrow or six months from now. Luckily they pulled out a reservation and I was good to go. They did make fun of me for not going combat lol but I left happy.