31E in Army Reserves?

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I have been working with my recruiter for the past couple of weeks trying to find a job that is available in my area. I had picked a couple of mos's that I was interested in with my top pick as a 42A (human resources). This was not available and so he went to my second pick which was a 27D (paralegal specialist), this is also not currently available. My recruiter said that a position that was open was a 31E (Internment/Resettlement Specialist).

Today I went through MEPS for my physical and we picked a slot for the 31E which would be leaving in October. I have not yet signed my contract and so I am assuming that if I am not interested in this position that I can tell my recruiter to find me something else and cancel the tenative slot we have reserved.

My two questions are: What are the pros and cons of this position AND can I cancel the tenative slot I have set up if I am not happy with the choice I have made with the 31E?
****Just as a side not, I have NOT signed a contract. We are in the process of doing a family care plan. My recruiter is in the hopes that we can sign the contract by next Wednesday. Obviously if I am not happy with this position, I will not be signing anything.
 
Are you sure you haven't signed your contract? It sounds like you signed a contract and locked in a basic training date. If I were you, I would have talked to the Guard since the Guard is twice the size of the Reserves and probably would have had more MOS's available.

31E is a horrible, horrible job. Nobody wants to do detainee ops.

Good luck.
 
Even if you have signed the contract or not, you can still get out of it without any consequences as long as you have not shipped off to basic training. I would pick a technical job, that will make you some money in the civilian worls like anything with computers, communications, or intelligence. The recruiter should be able to find any job that you want, but you may have to drive a distance to your unit. You can even live in one state, and be in a different unit in another state. I agree that I would rather go National Guard than Army reserves.
 
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