Posted on May 2, 2016
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42B: Human Resources Officer
Army National Guard
Officers
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Yes, provided he left on positive terms. My BN XO has resigned his commission twice. Once after his initial four years out of West Point, the second after four years with the Alabama National Guard. He has been back in the Reserves for two years.
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MAJ (Join to see)
CPT Barry Kaufman - the policy 6-7 years ago was certainly to welcome everyone back in a hurry. Now i think a shopping center recruiter is your next stop for both getting back in and finding the person with the newest info.
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After speaking with the Accessions NCO, he put a DA packet together which is handled through a separate office at HRC. The steps are similar to that of a direct commission. You will need a commissioning physical, a valid PT/HT/WT, and you will need to find a position available on a Company or Battalion's UMR. Lastly you will need to retake the oath once all the paperwork has been approved.
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It has happened before, but I don't know the process, or if it can be done today. You need to talk to someone in officer strength management. Did you actually resign your commission, or just get out after your obligation ended?
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1LT Rey Craig
MAJ Davis, I submitted my resignation paperwork several months before my mandatory service obligation was complete. When I finally received my discharge letter and my final DD214, the Army Reserve apparently coded me as completing my obligation requirement. Its good to at least know it has been done before as that gives me some hope for possible reinstatement.
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Okay. The reason I asked is because there have been quite a few officers who just got out, thinking they'd resigned, but actually still held a commission in the IRR. I just wanted to be clear. I served with a guy in Iraq in 2005 who'd actually resigned his commission and was later able to get it reinstated. Shoot me an email if you want me to check with the folks at the National Guard OSM school if you want me to find out your actual chances.
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I ask because I served over 4.5 years on active duty and 8 years in the Army Reserve (with about 2 years of that deployed/activated). So, I have over 12 years of service and am seriously contemplating rejoining the Army Reserve or the National Guard both for retirement purposes and because I greatly miss serving in the military. I grew up in a military family (father was full-time career navy and grandfather was an Army WW II veteran and I have other family members who have served). I only left the military because I had some health issues at the time that have now been successfully resolved. If necessary, I will enlist if either the Army Reserve or National Guard will accept a 46 year old veteran. However, if possible, I would like to reinstate my commission as it seems like a waste not to use all the training I received for the commission (BOLC, AGOBC, COTR, etc.). Thanks.
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MAJ Bill Darling
1LT Rey Craig - Just Bill please. It's been a decade. Ah yes, 20 "good" years not AFS, my bad. We're the same age so I was thinking you had plenty of time (to be honest, with the economy being so tight and not wanting to go back to Afghanistan just yet, I've been considering applying as well...) Good luck!
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1LT Rey Craig
I would say go for it Bill! The military still needs experienced leaders to lead and mentor the next generation of young Soldiers. I met some excellent NCOs and officers during my "younger" military years and they helped me learn the value of good leadership and being accountable. My current employment in the civilian world makes me appreciate even more the great leaders that I met in the military and the accountability factor that is a part of the military culture. Some civilians get away with doing certain things that would have been corrected in the military (example: At my current job I have two fellow employees who are consistently late reporting for work and nothing gets said or done to them...in the military those employees would have been reprimanded and corrected immediately.)
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MAJ (Join to see)
Go for it! You will be kicking yourself for the rest of your life for not doing it. I cannot tell you how many time I have heard the phrase "I wish I would have finished/stayed in". I was going to get out with 11 years of service, after promising my wife I would quit, but decided to suck it up and finish. I was a SGT back then. 19 years later, I am a CPT - soon to be MAJ- enjoying the Army Reserve more than ever, and holding a beautiful letter that says that I am eligible for retirement (20-years letter).
I will recommend joining the Reserves. It provides more options and flexibility than the National Guard, in the case that you move or want to change branches.
Go for it!
I will recommend joining the Reserves. It provides more options and flexibility than the National Guard, in the case that you move or want to change branches.
Go for it!
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CPT (Join to see)
I was on the phone with National Guard Career Center. I spoke to them about wanting to finish up my 20 with 9 more years. I currently have 11 good years. I've been out since 2008 and I was in the IRR. I actually stopped drilling back in 1999. When I told her all this, I then told her my age, well, it seemed to change then. She was saying that the average captain is 38, so it would be hard for me to go back in at 50. She did say she was going to ask around and get back to me, this was last week. Not even sure if I should follow up.
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