Loss of Purpose in the Guard.

Thank you. I will see what I can find out

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How can I get out of the guard onto active duty? I have tried the conditional release route already.

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Thank you, I'll message you.

I do know my unit doesn't want me to leave. Not trying to look conceited at all, but my leaders tell me I am one of the few soldiers in the unit that care about what gets done. Although I appreciate their support, I don't want that to be the reason why I'm not able to further my career by going active duty.

Sometimes we lose sight of what is important. We as leaders are stewards of the whole Army, not just our little piece of it. It is good that they view you as a go to Soldier. Now you need to communicate your goals and get support. They should support you, if you are clear with them.
Holding on too tightly only makes more Soldiers slip through their fingers...

Denied by you commander? You simply take it to the commander above him. If the one above him denies it, you talk to IG who will give you guidance as to whether the denial follows policy or not.

They told me it was denied by the battalion commander, if that's the case then it wasn't actually sent all the way up to the TAG.

So you never actually received it back? That is a very valid IG complaint. It's supposed to either be approved or disapproved and returned to you. It sounds like someone simply said no, and did not bother following through with it.

Is your unit admin the sole POC for this so far? What discussions have you had with your Chain? I have several ideas of how to go about this but without a clear picture of what has or has not taken place, I don't want to throw out suggestions. Often though, one has to make sure that their Chain understands what the ramifications are for the Soldier and, ultimately, how that plays into their organizational strength and readiness. Usually when conditional releases are "denied" I've found that it rarely goes beyond the UA's and they know they can string that out between drills for several months until the SM losses interest or is frustrated to the point of just not trying any longer. I am not stating that is what is happening here-just that I have seen that game happen several times.
Your Active Duty recruiter should offer to have his company commander have a convo with yours and ascertain for certain where the choke point is. I'm sure the recruiting battalion commander would be willing to do the same with your BC if necessary. That should clear the log jam or identify what their objections are.