Posted on Dec 30, 2019
How does a National Guard Soldier join the Reserves?
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I am a SP Medical Officer (PA) in the National Guard and would like to join the Reserves. How is this done? Who can I speak to about opportunities and pros and cons?
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65D: Physician Assistant
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You need a signed DD 368. Most likely from your TAG. This is a long and painful process. There really isn't much difference between components in my opinion. I went active and never regretted it. Good luck!
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CPT Lawrence Cable
As a Major, he should have not problems on the Guard side. He shouldn't have a service obligation to the Guard left, which is the problem most enlisted run into trying to transfer. He should be able to walk it through like LTC Miller
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CPT Lawrence Cable
Roger that sir, I just remember the headache I went through to transfer over. However, I was just a SPC at the time. I was liked very much after I called the General and asked if he could speed up the process as I had been waiting very very long. lol
Roger that sir, I just remember the headache I went through to transfer over. However, I was just a SPC at the time. I was liked very much after I called the General and asked if he could speed up the process as I had been waiting very very long. lol
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CPT Lawrence Cable
CW2 (Join to see) - Rank does have it's privileges. Part of it is that Officer assignments are already the job of the State Headquarters, so as a Major, his request will go in at Brigade level and no one will go off on an O-4 PA for requesting an open door with the TAG.
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Find a reserve unit and get a para/lin and acceptance MFR before you start the TAG waiver process. Then hand walk it through the levels of CMD for endorsement. Unless your State is flush with 65Ds, anticipate a "retention interview" at every level. We've had guys flip to the AR in hopes of better promotion potential and decreased OPTEMPO, only to realize the grass isn't necessarily greener and come back.
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I actually made this happen in less than a month last year. Contact Officer Branch for your state and find out exactly what they need from you, put the packet together and walk it through yourself (I walked mine through over the phone). The hardest part was finding a recruiter to sign the form.
Let me know if you have any questions. I was at the JFHQ so that cut out a lot of the staffing for mine so yours may take a little longer.
Let me know if you have any questions. I was at the JFHQ so that cut out a lot of the staffing for mine so yours may take a little longer.
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@MAJ Paul R LTC (Join to see) The value of a PA to the military is so great that you should have no problems!
During a visit to the ‘old battalion’, Chief Medic SFC Paul Carlson was excited to introduce me to “their” PA. What a huge asset, SFC Carlson would now have an accomplice to approve of his medical ministrations!
During a visit to the ‘old battalion’, Chief Medic SFC Paul Carlson was excited to introduce me to “their” PA. What a huge asset, SFC Carlson would now have an accomplice to approve of his medical ministrations!
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Sir, you have to get released from your current command then a recruiter can help you find a unit. It can be a 1-3 month process depending on how long it takes your state to release you.
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CPT Lawrence Cable
A DA 368 should be initiated by the gaining command. The slow down for most enlisted is that they often have service obligations owed the their states National Guard. It would be unusual to have a Major with a service obligation. In theory, the authorization for that transfer is the Governor, but it's usually delegated to the TAG in every case that I am aware. As a Major, he should be able to walk it through the process pretty quickly. So the first step is to talk to the Reserves, I would assume that they have a medical recruiting team, to see what they have available and where.
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Years ago, my friend and I got off of active duty and ended up in the National Guard. There was a lot of obvious favoritism in the unit. Guys who had been in the unit their whole career were favored over those of us who came off of active duty. I didn't mind so much because I figured I was going nowhere anyway. My friend got tired of the "fraternity" and drove over to the reserve HQ. He was out of the Guard and in the Reserves in a couple of months. He got an AGR position (full time) and retired as a Colonel. I did not.
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See a Reserve recruiter would be my guess.
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Fill out a simple 'Request for Personnel Action' and have the Commander approve it.. Or do your time and reenlist for it when you window comes open. Ask your PAC cleric. Should be a DA form 4187. Unless that too has changed. But rules for officers are different than those for Enlisted.
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