Posted on Feb 11, 2023
Is there a Green to Gold option to go from National Guard Enlisted to Active Duty Officer?
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Is this an option with the green to gold program? If so, what are my next steps to making it happen?
Green to Gold
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Army ROTC
Posted 2 y ago
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No, only the Active Duty Option guarantees an Active Duty Commission. But you can always finish your degree using TA and enlist AD with an OCS contract.
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SFC (Join to see)
SSG Bill McCoy those cadets aren't guaranteed to commission into the Regular. They get Reserve Commissions, which is why it's called the Reserve Officer Training Corps. Some of them will be selected for active duty commissions, the rest will stay USAR
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CPT Lawrence Cable
SFC (Join to see) - ROTC is a larger program than Federal OCS, which has become very competitive these days, I am told. Score near the TOP on the OML should land you Regular Commission, which these days just means you are on Active Duty.
Being an old timer, when I was in, the only ones that Commissioned Regular were West Point and SMA Grads, everyone else was commissioned Reserve even if you went Active. You could apply for Regular status after you commissioned, but it was a process to get it done.
Being an old timer, when I was in, the only ones that Commissioned Regular were West Point and SMA Grads, everyone else was commissioned Reserve even if you went Active. You could apply for Regular status after you commissioned, but it was a process to get it done.
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MAJ Ronnie Reams
CPT Lawrence Cable - And you got an OF prefixed serial number to show you were integrated into the USA.
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SSG Bill McCoy
SFC (Join to see) I stand corrected, thank you. I thought the "R" was for Recruit OTC.
See, who says an old dog can't learn anything new?
See, who says an old dog can't learn anything new?
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I don't know if there's a specific program with a catchy name but you can definitely do ROTC while in the guard and get an Active commission. If you want Active ensure you don't sign a reserve forces contract. Most likely your best bed will be to do a 2 year scholarship that allows you to continue to drill while doing rotc unless they have changed and have longer simultaneous membership contracts.
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