Soldiers wishing to swap jobs must first fulfill a few conditions. Soldiers must be of the same MOS and the same grade. They must have at least 12 months at their current duty stations and at least 12 months remaining in service after arriving at their new installations. Soldiers must not be stabilized at their current duty station. They must not be on orders or have any other actions pending.
Soldiers are responsible for the cost of the move, and travel time is charged as ordinary leave.
If they meet these qualifications, soldiers can swap assignments. If a soldier finds someone with whom to swap, both soldiers incur all costs of their moves. The military pays for no part of an exchange assignment. Since the Department of the Army pretty much takes a hands-off approach to exchange assignments, there is no official list of those desiring to exchange assignments and no official channels through which to find someone with whom to trade positions. Soldiers generally rely on word of mouth or ads in the Army Times.