Is it possible for a newly commissioned officer (via ROTC) in the ARNG to go AD if someone in his class recycles?

Could be a possibility but very unlikely. You will have to look for opportunities via the Call to Active Duty (CAD) program. I’d recommend asking at BOLC it doesn’t hurt, but most likely you will have to keep an eye out for a MILPER message when CAD needs LTs that have completed BOLC for the branches they need. Looks like as of now they need aviation LTs that have completed BOLC. Best of luck. https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/Call%20to%20Active%20Duty%20Program

Not what you want to hear..... And, in could be wrong.....

But, NG scholarships are state based.... thus, you have contracted with the state to fill their slot....

Ditching that contract, is not going to be looked upon favorably.....

Volunteer for AGR positions and do the full time thing. Work towards switching to active duty down the line....

You're not getting out of it, and your just going to piss off your incoming CoC, because you have the perception of thinking you are better than them....

Tread lightly, young padawan.

Going active duty from the ARNG is a tough process. When you are assessed into the ARNG, you are given a Letter of Acceptance to your ARNG unit. You cannot go active duty unless you go through the process of putting in a packet to go active which takes about 6 months

No that’s not true, you signed a contract with the National Guard, that obligates you to the NG for a number of years regardless of BOLC graduation date. You could request a conditional release to go through the call to active duty program. However I’m not sure if the program is open to 2LTs.

If you want to go AD, try to get out of the Minuteman. Having spent a lot of time in the NG, some in the USAR, and a good amount of both of those on AD, I’d say just start talking to your Chain of Command NOW about what you want. Don’t take no for an answer, but make sure you know your facts, and always be a model of good military bearing. There are ways to get out of the scholarship...but you might have to pay it back. If you don’t want to do that, then I’d recommend doing everything you can to find ADOS work or a unit that is deploying. This will build your AD time while you wait for the time that your state will release you.