National Guard info needed?

First off, summer is busy, so you may not be able to ship right away. Maybe you can beat the summer rush. Also, split op, as mentioned by others, is available. You can take up to a year in between, so you could possibly do basic this summer and AIT the next and not miss any college.

Also, a regular recruiter is mainly used to dealing with enlisted guys, so if you want more information on becoming an officer, consult the Recruiting Officer for a local ROTC program.

If you want to be an officer after college, ask your recruiter about the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP). It allows you to continue to drill in the guard, but you also do ROTC at your school at the same time. That's what I did. It keeps you fairly busy with ROTC stuff each week at school and then drill one weekend a month, but you get the education benefits of the Guard (tuition assistance, GI Bill), along with an ROTC stipend each month once you contract through ROTC. Contracting is just signing the agreement that says you will serve as an officer if you meet all the requirements of ROTC.

A couple notes:

You can get tuition assistance before you complete AIT, but you are not eligible for the GI Bill until you complete AIT and get a Notice of Basic Eligibility (NOBE) form.

Also, if you got a big enlistment bonus from the Guard, if you contract through ROTC within a year of joining the Guard, you may lose your bonus. If you contract through ROTC after a year, you should at least get the first part of your bonus. The ROTC stipend each month will make up for the rest of the bonus that you are not getting, though.

If you do not want to do ROTC, you can do state Officer Candidate School while you are still in college. It takes 9 months, I think, because it is split up over special drills each month, instead of full-time. You can start OCS when you have 60 credit hours and must have 90 credit hours by the time you finish. Then, you will be required to complete your degree within a certain amount of time.

If, like me, after doing the Guard SMP thing for a few years, you can decide whether you want to go Active duty or stay in the Guard. I decided the Guard worked during school, but I was ready to do the Army thing full-time, so I commissioned Active Duty. It automatically cancels your Guard commitment. No problem at all.

Once last note, if you officially contract through ROTC, you are non-deployable. The Army cannot call you up during college because you are in the process of becoming an officer. Makes it nice that your schooling doesn't get interrupted like my brother and a lot of other Guard soldiers trying to finish their degree.

Thats a good idea. Yes you can go to boot camp first than AIT, its called split training tell your recruiter what you want. And tell him that you want to become an officer so that you can get officer school on your contract, so instead of going to AIT you would be going to officer school in your split training. Word of advise get wont you want dont make the recruiter tell you what he can give cause most of the time they are full of it, tell him I want this, do I get a bonus, I want this on my contract, ect.... Do research on stuff so you know what you want when you meet up with him. Get as much out of the military cause they will get you, also ask about your GI bill and some states also offer college funds besides the GI bill just for National Guardsmen. Ask about college re-emburstments, you can get that on your contract too.

Depends on if you are enlisting as a Reserve or Active Duty. Also what training are you going for? I think you are pushing the timeframe. Don't go by what the recruiter tells you...they want you to enlist and will say anything to get you to sign on the dotted line. You may not be able to start Boot Camp right away...ask the recruiter for the dates available and try to figure it out from there.

join ROTC or go to officer school after u graduate. if you jpin now theres no gurante they'll ship u out right now, im doing the same im shippin out on april 15 and gettin back in september ans probably miss my semester but is all worth it i love the National Guard. if you need more info just email me

i comprehend you go with for to pass to BCT this summer season because of the fact it would be "cool" to return back to your senior 12 months and already be a soldier. yet once you go with for journey, holiday, and to be a soldier, go energetic accountability. in simple terms wait until eventually june to hitch, that's what i'm doing. national preserve is reserves and is ruled by employing your state. i does not mess with that. go military!

talk to all kinds of recruiters, not just N.G. they only tell you what you want to hear. the other services have reserves.