I am re-enlisting in the National Guard after 10 years out. Should I stay in my previous MOS (11B) or reclassify?

look & see what units are near where you live . you really don't want to have to travel 100 mil. one way just to go to drill . it my work out better to change moss's with trade school from a community collage . I did that. I had 9 y 11mo. active, singed up for a year to see how I liked it . extended serval times until I had 25 years , & retired with a cheek.

I'm being biased here having spent over 30 years in Signal, but go Signal. 25U Signal Support Specialist, or 25B Information Technology Specialists. That is if you don't mind mental challenge. If this doesn't catch your eyes, go for any other TECHNICAL MOS that you can utilize once you go back to the civilian world. Good luck in your new quest.

It really depends on what units you have near you if the closet 11B unit is 100miles away are you willing to drive that ever drill.

In terms of actually doing 11B at drill, we were in the field I’d say 8-10 drills. But In terms of it counting for something, it definitely won’t.

You’re a grown man, think about what you really want and go for it!!! I love the infantry but going EOD was the best move I made in my military career and loved the job!

I was a Regular Army 11B and when ETS time came I joined the Army Guard via one of the Career Counselors during out-process. I in-processed right after I got home and during that walk around/meet and greet it became pretty clear and I decided (for a number of reasons) “Nope, this is not going to work.” I still wanted to serve but needed to find something else. Soon after that I found an Air National Guard Recruiter and haven’t looked back. Or needed to. In my opinion life as an Air Force/Guard NCO is better than it would be Commissioned on the Army side. Drill is better. Annual Training is better. Deployment is better. I spent several years flying on KC-135s as a crew chief, traveling everywhere. I eventually got my civilian job as an air traffic controller because of my Air Guard training.

A really good friend of mine enlisted and then ETSd at about the same time. He left the Ranger Regiment and stuck out an enlistment as a National Guard 11B. He absolutely hated it got out for good. I’m now eligible to retire but have no interest in it. Air Force chow halls are a thing and I like my hotel rooms now, thanks. We’ve got former everybody in the Air Guard. We’ve got Marines, Coasties, all that. I’m the only Infantryman now that our paratrooper retired. In the end, it has to work for you. My advice is to find something you like, whatever it is, and run with it. If it stops working or you see something even better, make the change.

do you have any other interests? age is also a factor, in that at 18 everything is possible. While as age advances we tend to realize our body will not be as capable to train as hard as we once did, also our bodies do not recover from injuries as quickly. I was 38 when I joined the National Guard. I knew then I was really to old for it, I'm now 54 and broken, knowing I really need to stop before I do something that I'll regret later. I believe that the National Guard is a great way to finish a career in the military if you are smart about it! Good luck

If you want to do fun stuff and get civilian education out of it 68W is a good one. You can try to get a line unit and you get you NREMT certification if that interests you. Here in NC we have a flight crew in our aviation brigade that has 68W flight medics and the army sends them for their NR Paramedic

How busy you are depends on the operational tempo of the unit you are joining. A lot of the new Brigade Combat Teams are pretty active and they seem to train pretty hard. They also Deploy a lot more than they used to do. Don't let people scare you about promotions. 1st Sgt. jobs get pretty competitive, but they don't give them to everyone on active duty. Get the schools, get good evals, and a good APFT, I didn't see anyone that did that have problems making it to E7.
But I would advise talking to the recruiter about the units and the numbers, I would even visit one of the units, preferably the one you want to join. I live in Kentucky and it has a single Battalion. Across the river in Illinois, they have a Brigade. More slots, more chances to get promoted into one.
Just as a heads up, being out ten years may require you to do OSUT again.

I did 6 years in the guard and had a great experience with my infantry units. My best training came from being in the Scout/Sniper section where we did alot of rucking, land nav, trained on recon missions, and CQB so i would recommend to try out for your battalion scout/sniper section.