Have a soldier who's still Active, but enlisted in the NG, but had a small crisis and wants to stay Active, what to do?

2019-06-15T19:33:22-04:00

I have a SPC who wanted out of active duty really bad. About a month ago, he went to the Reserve Comp. Career Counselor and signed a contract with the Guard. He had a solid plan at first. He was going to work in the cyber field, where he had already started working part time on the weekends and would switch full time after active duty. Well recently they laid him off and he's worried. That was one of his cushions for getting out. Granted he can still go to school, use the GI Bill and all that but that's not enough. He really wants to reenlist for active duty now that his plans fell through, however our only issue is we don't know if he can. He already signed the NG papers and swore in. Post Retention has not been around this past week and we want an answer asap, so I'm looking here to see if anyone can maybe help us out. He's a good soldier and I don't want to tell him "Sorry" just yet if there is any possible solutions to his problem. Maybe just try to see if he can reenlist? Maybe if he goes and does an ARSOF MOS it can override? Just trying to think. None of my higher ups know anything either.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 15 at 2019 9:33 PM

2019-06-15T21:33:09-04:00

It's not a problem at all. You are not obligated to that Reserve contract until the day after you ETS. The reserve counselor can cancel his contract, it takes about 3 seconds, and your soldier can re-enlist for whatever he's eligible for

Response by MSG Dan Castaneda made Jun 15 at 2019 10:26 PM

2019-06-15T22:26:19-04:00

He “wanted out of active duty really bad.”

ARSOF doesn’t want him.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Jun 16 at 2019 5:04 AM

2019-06-16T05:04:33-04:00

https://news.usni.org/2018/06/13/navy-implements-warrant-officer-1-rank-for-cyber-specialists

You didn't go into how much school and/or.other training he'd had,.or whether intersvc might interest him, however, I just figured I'd you showed this to him, it might at least pique his curiosity if nothing else...if you can elaborate at all on his training this far, grades, GPAs, IT certifications, assocs, bachekors, SMP, Green to Gold, ROTC thoughts, other comparable mechanisms, I'll try to give what other thoughts I can as well, no rush, whenever you'd want, OK?

Navy Brings Back Warrant Officer-1 Rank for Cyber Sailors - USNI News

Navy pay can't keep up with private sector cyber jobs, so the service now offers a quick path to management as a way to keep talent.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Jun 16 at 2019 5:06 AM

2019-06-16T05:06:35-04:00

https://www.goarmy.com/army-cyber/cyber-direct-commissioning-program.html

you've likely seen this, I didn't know if he might be as well, show him this also, as.well as the other site, the Navy one, being warrant, might have lower requirements, I don't know, honestly, I merely point this one out as another possible goal for him as well, that's all, honest....

Cyber Direct Commissioning Program

System admin, web developer, programmer. Put your civilian experience to work and become an officer in the Army through the Cyber Direct Commissioning Program.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Jun 16 at 2019 5:07 AM

2019-06-16T05:07:08-04:00

Sorry, typo, I didn't know if he might've as well....

Response by LTC Kevin B. made Jun 23 at 2019 10:30 AM

2019-06-23T10:30:25-04:00

We need you to correct your last name. We don't allow verified members to go back and alter their display names after getting verified.

http://support.rallypoint.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1311927-how-do-i-change-my-name-?b_id=4766

How do I change my name?

NOTE:RallyPoint requires our members to use their real names. Aliases, initials, joint names, email addresses, business...