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Find this frustrating within the Reserve world.
In the Regular Force, if an army clerk (purple trade) is posted to a ship, all they have to do is wear the appropriate work dress (NCD's) but are not required to change their chosen element. If a navy clerk is posted to an army base, they are required to wear the appropriated work dress (Combats) but again, not required to change their element. And in both cases, that person would be placed on that Unit's establishment.
If you accept a job, which was advertised with the Navy Reserve, you are not requested to change your element but to wear the distinctive work dress.
However, I have found over the years, that if you accept a job with the Army Reserve, which was nationally advertised, you have to accept the element transfer in order to accept the job offer. I am proud to be Navy but I also wish to be able to work anywhere a job is offered. Unfortunately, now I have to change my element in order to work for the next two years and keep my fingers crossed to CT to the Regular Forces as a Naval Clerk.
In the Regular Force, if an army clerk (purple trade) is posted to a ship, all they have to do is wear the appropriate work dress (NCD's) but are not required to change their chosen element. If a navy clerk is posted to an army base, they are required to wear the appropriated work dress (Combats) but again, not required to change their element. And in both cases, that person would be placed on that Unit's establishment.
If you accept a job, which was advertised with the Navy Reserve, you are not requested to change your element but to wear the distinctive work dress.
However, I have found over the years, that if you accept a job with the Army Reserve, which was nationally advertised, you have to accept the element transfer in order to accept the job offer. I am proud to be Navy but I also wish to be able to work anywhere a job is offered. Unfortunately, now I have to change my element in order to work for the next two years and keep my fingers crossed to CT to the Regular Forces as a Naval Clerk.