What must Airmen do to keep their approved Career Job Reservation (CJR)?

• A. Reenlist within 6 months after expiration
• B. Reenlist on or before the CJR expiration date
• C. Complete additional training
• D. Transfer to another base

Answer: (B)

Career Job Reservation is a binding hold on a specific job for you when you reenlist. To keep that reserved slot, you must reenlist on or before the CJR’s expiration date. This timing preserves the guaranteed career path and allows the Air Force to process your reenlistment against the reserved position. If you reenlist after the expiration, the reservation ends and the slot can be given to someone else, meaning you no longer have a guaranteed berth in that exact job or base. Actions like completing additional training or transferring don’t maintain the reservation; they don’t secure the original slot, so the essential requirement is reenlisting by the expiration date.