Is it Possible to be a federal technician in one unit and drill at a Different Unit?

SrA Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:18:58 -0500

Has anyone heard of someone who drills at one unit, but is a Federal Technician (ART) at a different unit? I'm wondering if it is allowed/possible. I drill in a different city than the one I live in, but there is a Guard base in my city. Are units allowed to hire someone as a technician from a different unit, without forcing them to transfer units? Thank you!

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2022 11:44 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 23:44:43 -0500

My son SSG Steven Borders is a Federal civilian employee with one unit and drills with another unit at Fairchild AFB.

Response by SFC Casey O'Mally made Feb 22 at 2022 10:44 AM

SFC Casey O'Mally — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:44:20 -0500

It's not QUITE the same, but on my last deployment we had a DAC from the DIA as our HUMINT Analyst, deployed out of the DC area. His weekend job was as a HUMINT collector for the Utah NG. He had to request a new waiver for missing drill every 6 months, but he was able to manage both positions.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 22 at 2022 3:43 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:43:37 -0500

Yes.
It depends on the position, if the position requires you to drill in that slot they can move you to it but I know several Guard mil techs that changed drilling positions while keeping the sane mil tech job.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 23 at 2022 3:05 PM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 15:05:14 -0500

I see that from time to time when NCOs take promotions at the RTI so they drill as RTI instructors and continue working their tech job during the week.
Most (maybe all) of the tech jobs are not in a unit the way one might think of it, at least not in the Army NG. A tech might effectively support only a single unit, such as an aircraft mechanic for an airframe that the state only has one unit of but they are not in that unit when working as a tech. They are in unit of techs with a tech chain of command.
So most likely you'd be able to apply for a tech job that does not have an association with your unit.