When are ARNG drill weekends scheduled?

PV2 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:46:02 -0500

So i leave for basic Feb 20 and won't be back until the beginning of June (I have OSUT btw) and I was making plans for when i get back what to do during summer and it dawned upon me that i dont know how the schedule drills. Is it at the beginning of every month or the end of every month or is it when ever your commander pleases? Also i know theres the 2 weeks in the summer deal. Since i get back from basic/osut during the summer would i end up being required to go to that or would that be required the following summer?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 4 at 2019 1:00 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:00:37 -0500

Drill schedules can vary unit to unit and state to state. Some commands like to keep everything at the start just to maintain consistency. Higher training schedules and briefs will be the driving factor, as well as any planned rotations to training validations (NTC, JRTC, etc).
Prior to the start of the new training/fiscal year (Aug-Sep time frame) the unit will (should) draft up a memo for you to give to your employer/school. This should list the tentative dates for all IDT and AT for the following TY/FY. Changes could and may come down resulting in a change memo to be published.
Keep in mind that not all AT times will be restricted to 14 days, and not always will they occur in the summer. This will be unit dependent as well as where in the training cycle you are (i.e. reset from deployment, build up, ready year, etc). My unit likes to flip-flop winter and summer, and we go over the 14 days. Yours might want to coincide with schools being out to ensure max participation. Funding also plays its part, where some states don't like to pay for both a school date and AT in the same year.
Does your state do an Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP), or do they throw you straight to the units? Some RSPs do hand-off style events to turn returning trainees over to the units. This would be when you get your drill information. Barring that, the full time team should upon request be able to provide you with all the information you need to ensure you aren't listed AWOL immediately returning from TRADOC.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Feb 4 at 2019 8:00 PM

SGM Bill Frazer — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 20:00:10 -0500

That is based on your unit and their higher HQ. Contact them!

Response by SPC Angela Burnham made Feb 5 at 2019 11:05 AM

SPC Angela Burnham — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:05:33 -0500

Your unit will drill one weekend a month and two weeks a year, on average. Most NG Armories have most units come in on the same weekend, this allows for different units to talk with one another while they are all present. My experience was it was usually on the first full weekend of the month.
PV2 Private RallyPoint Member your unit will have a drill schedule, which shows every planned drill every month. Ask your NCO for a copy the next time you see them, it will allow you to plan around those dates accordingly.