I am trying to go Active Duty from Reserve. I have submitted a conditional release, and it has been a year. Any ideas to get a unit release?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 04:07:13 -0500

I am also interested in deployment. I have used MOBCOP and Personnel Force Innovation to my avail. I desperately need to be released from the Reserve.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2016 6:31 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 06:31:26 -0500

Conditional releases can take a while depending on command, unit manning issues and your time in unit. The USAR has every right to hold you at least 2 years from completion of training. Lot of reasons behind that and trust me they make sense.
Now if there is a hardship you are facing like maybe you lost your civilian job or you are about to need more $$$ because a bundle of joy is on its way, these reasons may help speed up the process.
Talk to your chain of command and ask them where your DD 368 is. If they don't know submit a new one and then keep following up. Don't let the ball drop. Also, make sure you have a recruiter in your corner. I have, figuratively speaking, " stood on many desks" to keep many 368's from falling through cracks.
But no matter what, you take it up through your chain. Give them the chance to make things right.

Response by SFC J Fullerton made Dec 2 at 2016 10:09 AM

SFC J Fullerton — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 10:09:15 -0500

The approval authority for release from the Army Reserve is HQ, USARC. Every level of your chain of command has to endorse it. Many DD368 conditional releases get kicked back down the chain from USARC because they don't have all the required documents, including a DA 4187. That is how it falls through the cracks, if it even made it to HQ, USARC in the first place. My advice is to review the current USAR policy on conditional releases and resubmit IAW that policy. See your S-1 for that.

Response by SPC Erich Guenther made Dec 2 at 2016 11:00 AM

SPC Erich Guenther — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:00:12 -0500

Yeah when I joined the National Guard in 1982 the rule of thumb was NO CONDITIONAL RELEASES would be signed until 2 years had elapsed since graduation from AIT. That was the rule when the force was growing rapidly under Ronald Reagan and they needed people on Active Duty. I don't know what the rules are today for USAR but would not be surprised if they had a limit like that as the force shrinks. Each transfer to Active Duty from USAR or NG sometimes means that someone on Active Duty has to wait longer for promotion (depends on the rank of the Soldier making the transfer).

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2016 11:34 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:34:51 -0500

follow up with your chain of command and talk to active duty recruiters

Response by SFC A.M. Drake made Dec 3 at 2016 11:05 AM

SFC A.M. Drake — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 11:05:44 -0500

Look me up on global I maybe able to assist you from there.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 4 at 2016 7:23 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 19:23:25 -0500

Just be annoying about it... If that doesn't work, IG. I had to go congressional to get one signed

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 5 at 2016 7:30 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 07:30:36 -0500

That's always a hard one to get,especially if you are in the NG. I had better luck will in the reserves as a Recruiter because it was federally funded. If it has changed since I recruited, isn't it the first General in your unit that can authorize your conditional release?

Response by SFC Wayne Theilen made Dec 11 at 2016 8:10 AM

SFC Wayne Theilen — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 08:10:41 -0500

Why do you want to go active and deploy? Are you looking for your pound of flesh? It's not like the movies. 2 way gunnery sucks. You don't need that shit on your head. And become Another VA stat. Go to college and grow old. Live life my friend.

Response by Maj Marty Hogan made Jun 14 at 2018 10:48 AM

Maj Marty Hogan — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:48:47 -0400

Questions you should be asking the unit- the forum is good to see to what happened with others experiences, but every situation is unique in itself.