Which description best defines a cross-component transfer?

• A. Moving within the same component.
• B. Changing rate within current command.
• C. Moving between Active and Reserve components.
• D. Transferring records to archives.

Answer: (C)

A cross-component transfer means moving a service member from one major component of the military to another. In this context, that means shifting between the Active component and the Reserve component, or vice versa. That’s why describing a move between Active and Reserve components best captures the idea of crossing components—it involves changing the component to which the service member is assigned.

Movements within the same component are not cross-component transfers; they’re internal transfers. Changing a rate within the current command isn’t about switching components at all; it’s a change in position or pay status within the same component. Transferring records to archives is a records-management action, not a personnel movement between components.