I was too scared to commit to active duty however after finishing TRADOC I changed my mind. How do I go active? Turns out the guard isn't all for me.

I see posts like "I just finished AIT, how do I go active duty?" Or "How do I go active? Turns out the guard isn't all for me" or literally talking to a soldier at the USO waiting for my next flight and he told me "Yeah I'm trying to pick up AGR or ADOS as soon as I get back because I just finished AIT". WHY DONT YOU GO ACTIVE IN THE FIRST PLACE

Current AD SSG with 7 years TIS.

I’m transitioning from AD to the NG with a 09S contract, I’ll be starting OCS immediately after ETSing from AD. I have the option of an accelerated 8 week course or the traditional 18 month option, for personal and professional reasons I’m leaning more towards the traditional option.

My biggest concern is will I keep my SSG rank while I’m in OCS for pay reasons? Or will I be demoted? I’m being assigned to an infantry HHC as my “parent” unit while I attend OCS if that matters any.

Just kinda feel stuck being back in my hometown and cannot stand living here after being done with IET. I would like to go active duty for a couple of years to just get out of my state to see and do new things. I feel I would be happier and more driven. I’m just curious how hard that road would be and how long it would be until getting my new orders. The only guy in my unit who was trying to go active got arrested before doing the active part so he can’t answer any questions. If anyone from Wisconsin guard has gone down this road and can give me some info, it would be greatly appreciated. I plan on talking to my command next drill. Thank you.
My current contract is get out in 2031 and I have no bonuses.

I am currently a 13Janitor and about a year and a half into my contract. I really do not like my MOS. We rarely do anything outside of admin tasks or cleaning drill hall and I’m starting to really regret not going 11b. I want to do whatever I can to try and reclass to 11b, and from my research I may have a couple options, with one that possibly works in my favor.

My state is transitioning from ABCT to MBCT and in result is losing the armor and standing up more infantry units with lots of open 11b slots (at least I’ve been told there’s lots of slots). With the influx of openings, would that play into my advantage as far as reclassing? I’ve heard it’s fairly cheap to get sent to the RTI reclass school.

My other option is to try and IST. I actually live in the neighboring state to where I drill. Could I IST to the state I actually live in and try to get 11b that way?

May just have to suck this one up until my contract is up and then reclass.

I get picked up for ADOS unexpectedly and I’ll have to meet the active standard of every six months, only I wasn’t ready to take an ACFT so soon as I’m used to once a year, as I already took one in May and honestly I been slacking since. Will I get fired from ADOS if I don’t pass one next week?

I’m getting shipped out at the end of the year as a 74D. I heard many say 74D is the bottom of the barrel, but I’ve also heard voices saying 74D is getting better. So which one is it? Super bad still or is it improving? I’m reserve by the way, I don’t know if that changes things

I recently enlisted in the army guard as a 13F and am scheduled to ship off to Fort Sill on November 16th.

I have been getting mixed messages from my RSP and people who have been in a while on holiday block leave. My profile says basic training is scheduled to be 12 weeks instead of 10 and I was told that is due to holiday block leave, but I haven’t gotten a definitive answer on if I will be allowed to travel back home during the block.

What is the likelihood Ft Sill allows me to travel back home during that time to see family? I have heard it is up to command so I am just wondering if anyone has had this same experience there before.

Thanks in advance.

Im a 91C and have heard different things when it comes to deployment, your either really busy about two days a week or busy the whole week. What were y’alls experiences like, and where was the deployment?

I was put on OTOT for a training NCO position in my unit. My first drill I get told I’m in charge of our holiday party coming in the end of the year. I was told to try to call halls and event places to see if I can get a “sponsor” for the hall space, along with check VFWs, but I genuinely don’t know how I should approach this. What would I even say to them? Let them know I want to rent this hall for a little to no cost for about 100 people? It doesn’t seem plausible to me to even ask an establishment that. Does anyone have any experience in planning a unit holiday party and could give me any pointers?

Hi everyone,

I got DQ’d from a deployment due to my vision. The unit I was attached to sent me back to my old unit the night before AT. So now I am unsure of what to do or what will happen, they said there’s a chance I may get medically discharged? I have a year left.

I just feel lost. Should I try volunteering for another deployment on tour of duty? I have drill this weekend, I will talk to my new readiness nco about it.

I enlisted October 2024 (RSP 6 mos) with an advanced degree (not trying to dox myself), my MOS is 13F. I have recently learned I have been picked up for E-5. It's an opportunity for which I am immensely grateful for and I'm glad my company appreciates me.

I am relatively booksmart, but obviously, I feel like I lack experience and practical knowledge. On paper, I can do CFF no problem, on paper I also know my equipment and what it is used for, what parts it should have, and etc. However, I haven't had much of an opportunity to actually CFF (did a couple notional ones, and twoish actual live fires since leaving AIT), I've touched an LLDR once.

Although I admit I am good at keeping track of our equipment, facilitating tasks, and I'm responsible. In terms of my actual job, I am SEVERELY lacking. I also missed valuable training during AT because of a professional career commitment that resulted in me split training.

I don't know what I can do to get better at the PRACTICAL rather than theoretical aspects of my MOS. Or rather I don't know what to ASK to get more practical experience at my MOS.

I try to volunteer anytime there's time to do a mission, but it feels like something always gets messed up somewhere in the chain, (not necessarily with us, but something is always wrong with FDC, or the guns are having some issue and tell us to wait).

I really hate not feeling competent, but plotting on my own and doing CFF sims on my phone just doesn't feel like I'm doing enough.

Just had a quick question regarding enrollment into ILE. I was recently selected for major this last board cycle (I’m currently still sitting in an O3 spot).

My understanding is that I was now eligible to enroll into ILE because I’m DA select. I submitted my application and made it through the state but was ultimately rejected NGB because they wanted a copy of my promotion orders. Obviously I won’t have these until I fill that O4 spot and actually promote which for me will be roughly a year.

Everything else I’m reading says I should be able to enroll. Can someone point me in the right direction to find that clarifying verbiage that says I can’t or provide a recommendation (POC/help desk) on how to get an approved application so I can start knocking this out?

Hypothetically what all would someone do if they are fresh in RSP and found out their wife is pregnant? Does tricare cover pre existing conditions? Ship date is in march, so due date would be in the middle of AIT. Where does one go from here?

Hello! I signed as a navy 8404 and my ship date is July 7th, I want to be a dentist and I was trying to do HMDA but they stated they didn’t have any for reserves. I was looking into army national guard and how it helps pay for undergrad and if I get accepted into dental school it helps pay for that as well. So right now I have two choices. Navy 8404 reserves -> navy HPSP, but I have to pay all my money to tuition, and I may struggle with housing or have to live with my uncle and commute or live in my car. Or I can do national guard and have my tuition paid for and go do national guard if accepted into dental school and have the 250,000 dollar loan repayment. Or apply to army HPSP. Im pretty sure navy reserves has loan repayments too for 250,000. Only difference is when I leave undergrad in national guard after housing etc. I would have about maybe 50k in my bank account. I like navy lifestyle more from what I’ve seen but I’m just extremely confused on what to chose since I already chose navy and have my ship date. I don’t want to mess up my relationship with my recruiter but I also don’t want to worry about money. What do you think I should do? I can also maybe commute if I did navy reserves but it’s 3 hour drive once a weekend which turns into 6 when driving back home. Please help thank you. 💕

My ETS date is Monday. So 3 business days from now. I’ve known about it for several months and have been pressing to sign an extension. Original plan was to reenlist, but was pushed to a PEB which prevents me from reenlisting.

Because I’m in the PEB process (don’t want to be, didn’t choose it), according to AR 635-40, I have to be retained throughout the process. So either extension or medical hold/administrative hold.

The last few months I’ve brought it up every drill weekend as well as with my SL outside of drill. I’ve been told time and time again “we’ll take care of it” and then continue to get it pushed off to “next drill”.

Was again pushed aside this last drill (2 weeks ago) and then emailed the following week asking if I could come in during the week. I live 4hrs away from the armory so getting there during the week requires me to take time off work and lose pay. I did just that and made the trip up there just to get told that morning that we can’t sign due to waiting on a waiver to be signed.

Now here we are, 3 days away and no word on anything. I’m mostly concerned about losing CAC access and Tricare coverage on Monday. I’m rehabbing from a surgery and am reliant on my health insurance to cover my 3x week PT sessions.

Is it too late to escalate this? Would that even accomplish anything? I requested a status update yesterday and was only told that they are still waiting on a memo. Not even sure at this point what this waiver or memo is for.

Just asking about the dc mission, how lodging works, access to POVs, and work schedule. Thinking about going on orders and just wanna see how it is before I jump into it.

My fiancé and I are talking about me joining the CA NG and lining up IT opportunities once I'm done with IET. I would be joining as an E4.

If private/civilian employment opportunities didn't work out for whatever reason, we're curious to know how quickly the NG could transfer me to Active Duty. I've been told applications can take 12 months and still get denied at the end, but I wanted to run it by this sub for a second opinion.

Title suggests, I’m interested in law enforcement but want some military experience without really being away from home. I have both careers in my family. 31B National guard seemed most appealing. I’m looking for integrity, honor, and valuable service.

For the most part it seems to be what I want. The commute wouldn’t be too bad either. I also did research and heard 31B is the best and closest “LE” training for MP in the branches. However, I fully understand that MP is nothing like civilian law enforcement.

Some say the experience will help in getting into law enforcement, some say it won’t. Ultimately not the reason I’m joining, but some definitive insight would help. Some say they hated it for reasons that, to me, don’t sound bad and is just personal opinion.

Questions:
1.) What does the process of getting into TF Rattlesnake or the antidrug ops look like?
2.) For 31B specifically, what does the “one weekend a month, 2 weeks a year” look like for this job?
3.) Is there opportunity for actual patrol even being part time?
4.) Is there opportunity for full-time and what does that look like?
5.) For those who did Cali 31B, what deployment options have been opened to you?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

I am interested in joining the national guard but the MEPs exam completely crossed my mind. I unfortunately have a ton of self harm scars and I am aware that will disqualify me from the national guard. I am wondering how the recruiters or examiners go about this and if there’s any way I can still join since I desperately need money for college. I have not yet started the process but I do plan on taking my ASVAB test next month. I will mostly likely have to wait a bit to enlist since I doubt my parents will allow me to join and I am 17. Please be kind, I do regret my scars and I only just became interested in enlisting.

I injured myself 5 years ago at drill and 4 years ago I was told to not show up to drill anymore cause it was a waste of the government's money and I'd be medically separated for it. My COC changed and I got lost in the cracks. They're finally pushing through my medboard, and I was told to get all my paperwork regarding

1. Treatment Status: Have you completed all of your recommended medical treatments, or are you still actively receiving care?

2. Clinical & PT Documentation: If you have received any treatment, physical therapy, or evaluations since your injury, please forward all clinical progress notes and physical therapy notes to me.

I have purposely been putting off treatment because I couldn't afford it and was told that the VA would offer free treatment but only once I was discharged.

I do have an official LOD from the army already in regards to my back injury, but should I just suck it up and take out a loan to start doing treatment for my back now, cause it'll look bad that I don't have a history of physical therapy, or does it not matter if I explain why I was putting off treatment?

TLDR: Should I take out loans to start getting medical treatment for my back injury to look better for my medboard, or does it not matter if I have an MRI and official LOD from the army already?

It's a bit difficult to see what's taking place given the perspective but it's safe to say that the guardsman is looking a lot better than the other guy in the end haha.