After transitioning from guard to active duty can I convert my MUTAs towards active duty retirement?

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 21:38:27 -0500

I was active duty for 2 years, then national guard for 6 years prior to going back on active duty. Should my MUTAs have been converted to active duty time? I thought 6 years in the guard would in some small amount count towards active duty retirement.

Response by COL Randall C. made Dec 8 at 2022 10:05 PM

COL Randall C. — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 22:05:27 -0500

Yes, each UTA will count as one retirement point, so a MUTA-4 will be 4 points. This is done when you are ready to retire and sit down with the retirement specialist.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 8 at 2022 11:05 PM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 23:05:18 -0500

MUTAs? No.
Drill, or IDT, is "Inactive Duty for Training". The time does not equate to Federal Active Service.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 9 at 2022 12:44 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:44:29 -0500

If you are coming from the national guard you should have a RPAM. This will basically summarize all of your points and it should be automatically uploaded to your Iperms annually. If you look at mine you could see the difference between active duty points which means how much I can use towards my time to retire from the regular army and my retirement points which means I will have more retirement points than years. When I spoke to a career counselor it basically means that I get the points but not the time for service. when I hit 20 years I will basically get paid for 22 years of service based on having points that only counted for pay.

Response by SPC James Neidig made Dec 9 at 2022 1:32 AM

SPC James Neidig — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 01:32:52 -0500

I Did 6 Years AD Marines Then 4 Years Guard Then 2 Years AD Army, Got Medical Separation,
When I Cleared S-1 Anything I Had Orders For Such As ADSW And Annual Training Counted As AD Time, At Final Count I Had 10 Years AD Time.
Drill Weekends Didn’t Count.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 9 at 2022 2:06 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 02:06:47 -0500

When you look at your NGB 23 under the column that says AD points, each one is worth one day. So, your AT's, activations, and schools where you were on active duty all count towards an active duty retirement. Your Career Counselor is the subject matter expert on it and you probably need a DA 1506 from them after coming back onto AD.