How can National Guard members qualify for "regular retirement" (kicks in immediately) instead of "non-regular retirement"?

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:37:34 -0400

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 12 at 2017 5:58 PM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:58:05 -0400

Short answer - you can't. Long answer, there would have to be some special condition that would qualify you for "regular retirement" (e.g., going active and having sufficient points/time to qualify).

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Jul 12 at 2017 6:26 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 18:26:57 -0400

20 years of AGR duty?

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Jul 12 at 2017 10:00 PM

CSM Charles Hayden — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 22:00:18 -0400

DAY Capt Private RallyPoint Member They made a wrong decision! If you want the bennies, do the twenty! Really, there is no cheap way to pay the price.

Response by MSgt Keith Hebert made Jul 13 at 2017 10:46 AM

MSgt Keith Hebert — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 10:46:55 -0400

Retire from the guard at the same age as the guard retirement would start say age 60

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 13 at 2017 11:30 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 11:30:37 -0400

The only way retirement pay begins immediately is to stay in until 60.
Don't forget that all your time on active duty orders (Title 10) can be subtracted from retirement age. However, it is up to you to submit all your active duty orders to your personnel center and they will track it for you. So depending on the frequency and length of deployments, you could actually retire sooner. If you are in a KC-135 unit, you could retire at 50 :)

Response by TSgt Lars Eilenfeld made Jul 13 at 2017 12:38 PM

TSgt Lars Eilenfeld — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:38:50 -0400

Did they serve the state of their enlistment is not that state part of the country are you saying their service was any less than yours? There are more important things to worry about.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 13 at 2017 2:37 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:37:27 -0400

Hey bro, use your back or use your brain, your choice. I came back to active duty after completing a dietitian school and get direct commissioned back to Regular Army as a funny dietitian. (Yeah, it was hard, working long hours and burn the midnight oil to get another degree.) Once I am back, I told them I want to go back to my old job, Logistics, and it was approved. In the meantime, I learned ton of knowledge on how to eat right and exercise smartly. Ours is a great country for people who work hard and qualify for those opportunities. Finishing up in less than two years. You reach "sanctuary" at 18 years active duty. I have to do something really stupid to get kicked out. I am currently serving as HHC Company Commander kicking bad free loaders out myself. At 19 years, I will check myself medically and mentally, from head to toe, inside and out, and get at least 50% disability (all legit, man, a lot of wear and tear after 25 total active/reserve service by that time), with my real estate rental homes and paper trading, I probably will survive and eat. Again, no guarantees in life. I will get my passport ready and relocate if free loaders took over, and government can no longer pay my hard earned 2.9 million dollar pension. Oh, I have maintained additional term life insurance for my wife and kids on top of SGLI, just in case I die early with all those unrealized dreams of traveling the world on Uncle Sam's pension.

Response by SGT David Petree made Jul 15 at 2017 8:32 PM

SGT David Petree — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 20:32:18 -0400

Last word I had was to do 30 years NG. then it kicks in.