What is the service obligation for National Guard officers? How is my separation date determined?

2020-01-21T19:32:17-05:00

Hello everyone,

I'm a little confused about my service obligation as a commissioned officer in the Army National Guard. I enlisted as an 09S (Officer Candidate) and completed Basic and OCS. My initial enlistment contract was 6x2 (6 years drilling, 2 years inactive).

Since I'm no longer enlisted and don't have an ETS date, how is my separation date determined? Does it go back to the original 6 year mark on my enlisted contract?

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 21 at 2020 7:39 PM

2020-01-21T19:39:02-05:00

Your new contract/ obligation is based on any contract you might have signed. Such as scholarship, flight school, or general officer entry obligation. General obligation is generally four to six years, depending if you signed up for more time by requesting branch preference, or duty location- unlikely if you are a Guardsman.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 24 at 2020 7:43 AM

2020-01-24T07:43:11-05:00

You will have an obligation to do several years due to your training for 3-6 years of your 8 years (also your 8 years starts over), but you won't have a separation date. once your service obligation is up you will fill out a resignation packet and request to resign. Your state G1 will have a timeline for that but I would expect you would need to give 6-9 months notice for approval.