Posted on Feb 22, 2018
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I am a 13B and am serving Active Duty at Ft. Carson. I've been in for over half a year now and my little brother wants to follow me in my footsteps and enlist. He however wants to go 11B. I want to serve together so we have considered the national guard and I would would want to reclass to be an 11B as well so that we could be in the same unit and I honestly would prefer to be in the infantry vs the artillery in the national guard. We are from Ohio if that'll help at all.
So my questions would be.
How would me reclassing work?
How would I go about switching switching from active to national guard with or without acapping at the end of my contract?
And since Id have to go through OSUT to reclass is there a way to line us up to go through together?
I have seen stories of brothers in the reserves and the national guard doing this multiple times where they go through all their training together and go to the same unit but since I'm already in as Active Duty is where things have gotten tricky for me to figure out. An answer to any question would be very helpful. Thanks you for your time.

P.S.How does drill pay differ from active salary aside from the amount of money?
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While there are a few exceptions out there, you do need to understand that by-and-large, the military, even the state military, does not allow family members to serve together in the same unit.
This is due to the chance of favoritism in the wrong place (ie, when you are deployed). They will allow you to serve in the same state, but it is very possible and even more likely than not, to send you both to separate units.

However, this being said, the only way that you can transfer to ARNG, you must separate from the Army. The only way to voluntarily do this is via a Chapter 6 (Voluntary Separation), which is entirely up to your Commander's discretion. Most Commanders will not approve the request unless it is due to Family Hardship (special childcare or medical needs that require your presence, and you have another job on the outside that pays better).

My advice to you; you've only been in for a minute. Finish your contract. Because right now, unless you do so as a reenlistment incentive, you will not be able to reclass. The in/out calls do not allow for it at your level. Keep your nose down and do the duty that you volunteered to do before you start trying to play the field. Trust me, you have no clue how many way even a simple request to (even by perception) turn back on your contract can screw you in the long run.
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To reclass, you can check our options when your reenlistment window opens. As for changing to the guard, you have to wait until your enlistment is up. You will see a career counselor as part of the process. They can enlist you in the guard at that time.
They’re not going to let you out of your contract to transfer to the guard. Especially at this early in your 1st enlistment.
You won’t have to go OSUT to transition to 11B. You’ve already completed BCT. You’ll just have to do the AIT portion. The chances of you and your brother doing that training together are somewhere right around zero.
Drill pay is basically 1 day of active duty pay per MUTA. Each drill day is 2 MUTAs. That’s 2 days of pay per drill day. The 2 weeks of AT pay is straight 2 weeks of active duty pay.
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SPC Izaiah Calabrese
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Can’t talk to reserves/NG until you have 6 months left in your contract. There’s no way you can switch over mid contract
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Wait till your contract is done get with your retention NCO and request to reclass to an 11B and airborne in your new contract. Don’t go in the National Guard whatever you do just don’t.
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Jason Duey II
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What male you do against the NG? (College student debating between active and NG)
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SSG Keith Amacher
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Reclassinbg to 11B should not be a problem as we need them more then ever but 11B P for Airborne would open a lot of doors for both of you....
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CSM Tim Bebus
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Well you cannot switch from active to Guard while you are still under contract with the regular army. At the end of you enlistment you can join the National Guard. There are in service recruiters so you can donit at your duty station, however I recommend that you go home and do it with a National Guard Recruiter in your hometown. That way you can check out the units near you and the Recruiter will know which one is a better choice. No chance that the in service Recruiter will have that knowledge. As for One Unit Station Training the answer is no you will not be going with your brother. They have reserve component reclassification school which is what you will attend.
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SGT Justin Brothen
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Can't cancel your contract, you signed it. Finish it then try for something else. They'd gladly take you for guard. Infantry isn't much better.
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CPT Lawrence Cable
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Drill pay you get one days pay at your rank and TIS for every Unit Training Assembly (UTA). A UTA is a Minimum of four hours and a typical weekend Drill is a MUTA 4, or 8 hours training time as a minimum per day. So for a MUTA 4, you get 4 days pay. AT's and full schools or the title 32 duty are paid just like active.
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SGT Christopher Hayden
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Do you have plans as to what you're going to do to make money the other 28 days of the month that you and your brother aren't working in the Guard?
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SGT Christopher Hayden
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SPC (Join to see) - That's cool, if it's something you'd rather be doing full time as opposed to 13B work. Just giving you something to think about (giving up the stability of AD pay/benefits for the unknown of the civilian sector).
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