Posted on Jul 30, 2018
When doing the ROTC SMP program, do you have to commission into the same branch that you are drilling with?
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I am starting SMP GRFD scholarship and want to know that if the unit i pick to drill with during school will be the same one i commission into or do i commission somewhere completely different? thank you.
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No, SMP is simply a way to learn how unit’s operate on the reserve and national guard side. When I was SMP my recruiters made us drill with incoming privates.
MAJ (Join to see)
Weird, why didn't they just have you join a unit?
CPT (Join to see)
Because I went to a Military Junior College and they wanted us to recruit for the school as well.
The unit you're in now probably won't have a direct bearing on where you go later. The general operations you learn at that unit will still be a good part of your life long leadership lessons learned regardless. The one good thing it does is starts your credit toward retirement and service toward pay regardless of later component in which you're serving.
No, you don’t have to commission into the same branch as the unit you are conducting your SMP duty with. However, because you are a GRFD, you no longer can compete for active component.
MAJ (Join to see)
GRFD = Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty, he's getting paid additional money to go in the reserves/guard.
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