https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-possible-to-switch-from-being-an-officer-candidate-in-the-national-guard-to-an-officer-candidate-in-the-active-army <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I put in a conditional release awhile ago and it&#39;s in the process of getting approved.<br />I talked to a active recruiter who said that I cannot switch to the active army as an officer candidate. He said I would have to be enlisted for a year before applying to OCS. <br />Can anyone confirm this? When I started the release process a recruiter told me something very different.<br />If that is the case, I heard it was very unlikely for an enlisted soldier to become an officer especially with a low GPA. <br />Also will being prior service limit the enlisted jobs I can pick from? I scored 90 on the ASVAB and my GPA was only a 2.5 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 12:57:31 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-possible-to-switch-from-being-an-officer-candidate-in-the-national-guard-to-an-officer-candidate-in-the-active-army <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I put in a conditional release awhile ago and it&#39;s in the process of getting approved.<br />I talked to a active recruiter who said that I cannot switch to the active army as an officer candidate. He said I would have to be enlisted for a year before applying to OCS. <br />Can anyone confirm this? When I started the release process a recruiter told me something very different.<br />If that is the case, I heard it was very unlikely for an enlisted soldier to become an officer especially with a low GPA. <br />Also will being prior service limit the enlisted jobs I can pick from? I scored 90 on the ASVAB and my GPA was only a 2.5 SPC Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 13 Mar 2019 12:57:31 -0400 2019-03-13T12:57:31-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-possible-to-switch-from-being-an-officer-candidate-in-the-national-guard-to-an-officer-candidate-in-the-active-army?n=4445452&urlhash=4445452 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Short answer is, &quot;no&quot;. The application processes are completely separate. While recruiters are generally knowledgeable about what is available, this is probably not something they are extremely familiar with. Being prior service will not likley limit the jobs available, your GT score might. That being said, is 90 your GT score? I&#39;m pretty sure that you had to have at least a 110 to get into OCS. MAJ Milan George Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:27:32 -0400 2019-03-13T13:27:32-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-possible-to-switch-from-being-an-officer-candidate-in-the-national-guard-to-an-officer-candidate-in-the-active-army?n=4916673&urlhash=4916673 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Good Question? SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM Wed, 14 Aug 2019 19:51:56 -0400 2019-08-14T19:51:56-04:00 2019-03-13T12:57:31-04:00