https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-you-go-from-national-guard-to-active-duty-can-you-still-get-the-option-40-contract-to-go-to-rasp-for-a-possible-spot-in-the-regiment <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If there is another way of being active duty and have the chance of going to RASP and trying out for hopefully getting on the team, please let me know. <br />Just some info about me : I&#39;m new to this website, I&#39;m 17 years old and does have plans to go to college but enlist after college instead of being an officer I&#39;m not hating on officers but it&#39;s just not my cup of tea, but if being an officer is better for me if I get in the regiment then I don&#39;t mind working hard to be one. Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:51:12 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-you-go-from-national-guard-to-active-duty-can-you-still-get-the-option-40-contract-to-go-to-rasp-for-a-possible-spot-in-the-regiment <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If there is another way of being active duty and have the chance of going to RASP and trying out for hopefully getting on the team, please let me know. <br />Just some info about me : I&#39;m new to this website, I&#39;m 17 years old and does have plans to go to college but enlist after college instead of being an officer I&#39;m not hating on officers but it&#39;s just not my cup of tea, but if being an officer is better for me if I get in the regiment then I don&#39;t mind working hard to be one. Zhiwei Yang Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:51:12 -0500 2021-02-23T22:51:12-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-you-go-from-national-guard-to-active-duty-can-you-still-get-the-option-40-contract-to-go-to-rasp-for-a-possible-spot-in-the-regiment?n=6771594&urlhash=6771594 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No, I tried when I came AD SGT Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:04:26 -0500 2021-02-23T23:04:26-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-you-go-from-national-guard-to-active-duty-can-you-still-get-the-option-40-contract-to-go-to-rasp-for-a-possible-spot-in-the-regiment?n=6771729&urlhash=6771729 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It is possible, I’ve got a friend who went from reserves after he graduated college went to rasp (sadly failed rasp), it’s just a pain to switch from guard/reserves to active. SGT Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:30:04 -0500 2021-02-24T00:30:04-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-you-go-from-national-guard-to-active-duty-can-you-still-get-the-option-40-contract-to-go-to-rasp-for-a-possible-spot-in-the-regiment?n=6771797&urlhash=6771797 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Anyone on Active Duty can volunteer to try out for RASP. You do not need an Option 40 contract. SFC Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:05:27 -0500 2021-02-24T01:05:27-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-you-go-from-national-guard-to-active-duty-can-you-still-get-the-option-40-contract-to-go-to-rasp-for-a-possible-spot-in-the-regiment?n=6782270&urlhash=6782270 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Probably not once you’re prior service a lot doors close for you. I got out and came back in and I was not allowed to get an airborne contract for example, but they would slot me in a papa mtoe position. SSG Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 27 Feb 2021 22:19:31 -0500 2021-02-27T22:19:31-05:00 2021-02-23T22:51:12-05:00