Posted on May 24, 2020
What's life like as an 11b in the New York National Guard?
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I'm 30 years old, currently living in Brooklyn and have no prior service. I regret not serving when I was younger and don't want to go through life holding onto that regret. I'm looking to join the NG and was wondering specifically about infantry units in New York. I'm thinking about transitioning to Law Enforcement and would use my time in the guard to finish my degree and gain valuable experience. I was also considering joining the Rhode Island guard as they have more opportunities for high speed training (airborne and 19th SF). I also realize that RI is smaller and may not have as many available positions. So really I'm just looking for details for drills and schooling differences between the two. Chances of airborne or ranger school in NY and the like. The benefits as far as college seem to be equivalent. Thanks for the help.
11B: Infantryman
Law Enforcement
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SFC (Join to see) - Retention is down Bureau wide, its highly unlikely that his guard unit will let him 368 to AD today. He will be stuck in the guard if he enlists for the duration of his contract.
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The way I read it seems like he’s not enlisted yet, just thinking about joining the guard. SSG(P) (Join to see)
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SFC (Join to see) - Roger, what im saying is if he does go guard and decides later to go AD, it may not be an option.
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Gotcha, better to just go active duty and have a steady job and paycheck with benefits, not just during drill weekend.
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I was in the infantry in New York for a few years, and while I did learn a lot and trained, I never got to deploy with the unit as is doesn’t have a high rotation rate. Transferred out and got deployed within months. I am also an SFRE trainee that made it through the even and waiting to get the back stateside to transfer to the RI 19thSFg. I would say go with the RI unit and do the REP63 program. It’s a Straight shoot and gets the high-speed schools and better chances of goin SF.
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Anthony Mann
My only reservations about joining with REP63 is the fact that the pipeline lasts around 3 years. I'm looking to get employment in law enforcement and I'm under the impression SF is essentially full time. I don't know if I'd be apply to finish my degree while keeping up with Q course and my civilian career.
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Go straight to the nearest airborne unit. It took me many years of trying to rage against the machine in line infantry units to try and get the training and schools I wanted. I heard "No!" more than you can possibly imagine. I transferred over to an airborne unit, and because those schools/training are necessary to conduct airborne operations and to be a successful paratrooper, they threw as many opportunities at me as I would accept. I'm not saying it's always going to work that way, but if you want to accelerate your military career because you are starting late, go airborne.
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