Posted on Jun 30, 2020
Is it possible to switch from national guard to active duty before I leave for basic?
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I was on the fence about guard vs active duty and leaned more towards active duty but my recruiter was kind of pushy about me joining the guard, I later found out he was changing from recruiting to retention so he wanted to meet a quota, I was also told I would be able to use my GI bill right after basic which I later found out was bull, my whole reason joining the guard before active duty was to do college but I can’t, Is there a way to switch to active duty if I haven’t gone to basic yet, but did swear in?
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PVT (Join to see) Yes, I did this going from Air Force NG to Army Active. Kind of a dirt bag move but I did but you can do it they just take over your packet. I did it because I got laid of my job at the time in 2010 and wanted stability for my family. Like LTC (Join to see) said talk to an AD recruiter.
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Since I don’t leave for basic till August and gave them enough time the AD recruiter gave me a packet to fill out, I informed my NG recruiter what’s happening and got the ball rolling thank you!
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Hope you see this in time, Its been a process, ive been in contact with an AD army recruiter and he tells me not to ship for basic and they will get the wait to enlist in ad army waived, but the national guard is threatening to put a warrant out for my arrest if i don't ship to basic.
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SFC Steven Borders
PVT (Join to see) Bring that up to your AD Recruiter so he can bring it to the attention of his COC who can contact the NG COC. That’s about all I can suggest onless some other members have some insight.
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It's possible. You need to contact an AD recruiter. You will need a DD Form 368 Conditional Release, which must be signed by your first general level officer in the chain of command (usually TAG). This form will remain valid for six months from the date it was signed. The AD recruiter will assist you in filling out the form, but you'll have to route it through your NG chain of command.
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PVT (Join to see)
So the national guard is refusing to separate me so my active duty recruiter told me to just not ship, I know it’s a bad move but the guard isn’t for me and active duty would benefit me a lot more.
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My army recruiter got all my paperwork, just need to be released from the guard, I was told to keep reminding my national guard recruiter that I’m not shipping out to basic for the guard (I won’t get in any legal trouble, will just have to wait 6 months to join the army, but the army is going to waive the 6 months because i have a paper trail that I wanted to and am joining active duty)
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Rza Seyidbəyli
PVT (Anonymous)] I stuck and don’t know what to do, but I don’t like my current MOS in national Guard therefore I wanna to switch to active duty. On the other hand, National guard probably won’t allow me to change my MOS in, otherwise I would just change my MOS and would stay in guard instead of going to active
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You can do college.
Maybe your recruiter lied, but more likely you just misunderstood the information.
You cannot use the GI Bill until you have completed 2 years of service (you are still paying into it your first year of service).
In the Guard, you will be eligible for tuition assistance as soon as you complete AIT.
And in the Guard, you will have time to be a full-time college student.
Tuition assistance pays $250 per semester hour up to 16 semester hours per year.
Does this cover everything? No, because you would need 30 semester hours per year to graduate in 4 years. But if the first 2 years are at a JC you will bring that total cost down.
You would need to have a part time job, your state may have additional tuition assistance or grants for the Guard that cover the rest, you could apply for a a Pell grant, and after 2 years of service you can start using your GI Bill to cover the difference, or student loans to cover the rest, you could get a Student Loan Repayment Program on your reenlistment or contact to active duty after college.
There is absolutely no reason why you "can't" do college.
Maybe your recruiter lied, but more likely you just misunderstood the information.
You cannot use the GI Bill until you have completed 2 years of service (you are still paying into it your first year of service).
In the Guard, you will be eligible for tuition assistance as soon as you complete AIT.
And in the Guard, you will have time to be a full-time college student.
Tuition assistance pays $250 per semester hour up to 16 semester hours per year.
Does this cover everything? No, because you would need 30 semester hours per year to graduate in 4 years. But if the first 2 years are at a JC you will bring that total cost down.
You would need to have a part time job, your state may have additional tuition assistance or grants for the Guard that cover the rest, you could apply for a a Pell grant, and after 2 years of service you can start using your GI Bill to cover the difference, or student loans to cover the rest, you could get a Student Loan Repayment Program on your reenlistment or contact to active duty after college.
There is absolutely no reason why you "can't" do college.
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SGM Jeff Mccloud
SFC Kelly Fuerhoff - Or it's also possible that the recruiter was trying to explain that he would be eligible for tuition assistance after IET, and he simply misunderstood, as he was primarily concerned with the GI Bill, as that is more well known to civilians and potential recruits than TA and SLRP and other programs.
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