Hey, I am in the Arkansas National Guard, the info posted is pretty good. I will throw another one at you, if you cant get on AGR you can be federal technician wear your uniform and paid on the GS scale. that might be a better route for you , more jobs. usually agr is supply,recruiting,training. I have been in the guard 14 years and did 2 tours to Iraq. I have worked for the guard since 2003 as either a contractor,ADSW or a technician. btw what MOS are you going into?
Yeah, I’ve gotten a lot of great information in a short period of time. I am VERY thankful for all the help from everyone.
At least now I know what direction to look for further info.
As to my MOS, I won’t know until I sign, obviously, but I am hoping to be assigned to an MOS that will allow for me to attend the DLI in Monterey. Obviously that means one of the intel tracks.
I figure that might be pretty tough with the Guard, but I’m still hopeful. I thought going “full time” would make me MORE likely to get such an MOS, because I thought it was a case of wanting more full time, rather than having such a limited number of positions. Obviously I had it backwards.
I have a list of MOSs, in order of preference, that I am interested in and/or willing to sign on as.
I am going to do some reading about the AGR and see how I might best be able to pursue that.
Due to my age, I am limited to the Army or Army Guard, which is fine. I consider all branches to be equally honorable and important. It’s just unfortunate that I waited so long to get things underway and am now faced with a limited number of ways to achieve my goals.