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Recently enlisted, haven’t shipped yet, so I’ve spent a lot of time reading up on the Guard but have no actual experience. Something I see mentioned a lot throughout this and the army subreddit is “toxic leadership”. Wanted to see if anyone cared to share some examples of “toxic leadership” they’ve heard or personal experiences or even just what those two words mean to you.

Hey y'all, I just have a few confusions regarding the 09R SMP program. I am a sophomore in college and I have talked with my recruiter as well as the ROO for my schools ROTC detachment. The ROO told me I should do 09R with the guard while doing ROTC as my state as a great intel unit I would be able to shadow. My questions are as follows:

1. I know I can go Active if I do not take a scholarship but what if I take state tuition assistance? I read that in some states you have to pay that back if you go active. Where can I find if that is the case for my state?

2. I wouldn't contract until the summer with ROTC, can I enlist as 09R for this upcoming spring semester?

3. For background I have 3/4 of my tuition paid for by academic scholarships, would y'all recommend the 09R SMP route for me, or should I just do ROTC?

4. I have read that the years I do SMP goes towards my pay, so when I commission would I be in the pay grade of an 01 with 2 years?

5. Would you recommend BCT over Basic Camp for the summer?

If I am wrong or naive about anything above please correct me. Thanks in advance for anyone who answers any of my questions.

I thought I read somewhere you need time to sleep the night before you go to drill for a certain period. I work two jobs and one is a night gig. Just want the backup when I tell them so there’s no confusion.

Which 25 series would you recommend?

My options are 11B 11C 12B 12C 12K 12N 12R 12W 13B 13F 13J 13P 13R 15P 19D 19K 27D 31B 36B 42A 42R 56M 68W 74D 88M 89B 91B 91D 91L 92A 92F 92G 92L 92M 92S 92W 92Y (im going split op so I have limited options)

Well guys and gals, in true Army fashion my wife recently found out she is pregnant (yay) and a couple weeks later I was told I am deploying (not yay). I’ve already had it pushed up to the BDE CDR but there’s no wiggle room, I’m going. With my wife due in July and me being on deployment during that time, I was wondering if there were any benefits I should be aware of or that you knew about that could help us during this. My wife is really stressing the early child care aspect so things on that would be cool. Thanks!

I am going to commission from ROTC in May, go to BOLC in September and start law school Fall 2026. How possible is it to drill in the ARNG as an officer AND go to law school full time? I am going Finance and looking for some insight!

How manageable is it to be in law school full time and be a finance officer drilling in the ARNG? Looking for some insight! I commission in May and am going to BOLC in September. I will start law school Fall'26. I’m kind of nervous about doing both at the same time.

So I've used the search bar and have found some posts about this but with varying information. Ive been out of IRR since 2021 (less than 5 years), would I have to go to PS-AIC? I looked up the regs myself and found this:

AR 601-210 Ch 5-16 b. (1) (d) "All PS applicants who have had a break in service of over 3 years will attend Army BCT. PS applicants with a break in service of 3 or more years will be retrained regardless of enlisting with old MOS. Break in service is defined as last period of service, to include IRR, regardless of component. For the purpose of this section, for Soldiers who separate, break in service starts after MSO under 10 USC 651 is completed, or when a Soldier (regardless of Service) is no longer a member of an RC (including the IRR)."

I read Army directive 2019-13 6, and it claims to have extended the break in service period to 5 years instead of 3.

Does anyone have any recent experience with this?

Prior army national guard, and I have already passed a Special Forces Evaluation as a civilian.

What’s up guys I’m joining the FLNG as an 11b next year and wanted to hear some opinions on the FL unit locations? My options are leesburg, eustis, and ocala since these are the closest to me (~1.5 hrs). Are there any upsides or downsides to a specific one? I haven’t been able to find much online and my recruiter doesn’t know much about them either.

Approaching the end of my first 6 year contract in the Army National Guard. Having a difficult time deciding on getting out or not. I understand the Army has its times when it’s really lame but really enjoy my time in service. Have a good career civilian side and don’t really like the idea of collecting a retirement a hair before 60. Interested in earning a commission, but also getting out and moving on with life and getting my weekends back would be cool. Thoughts?

How long does it takes to get NGB-22 I didn’t went to basic training my nco said it will take 90 days to process is there a way I can get it faster from the national guard is it that hard to make to take 90 days?

Found out I’m pre-diabetic 14 days from turning blue how screwed am I?

I’ve had strep throat for the fourth time this year and my tonsils are now so enlarged it’s difficult to swallow. My PCP has handed me off to a surgeon to get a tonsillectomy scheduled, which will hopefully happen sometime in December.

The issue is, I’m supposed to ship to IET the first week of January. Will this screw up my contract? I really don’t want to be discharged.

So, my career has thus far been convoluted and all over the place. I was a combat engineer in the USMC, a 68W in the MT Army National Guard, got the “itch” to go active again and now I am a 74D in AD. REALLY regret going back to AD and think that NG is a better option for me.

So that’s a brief overview of what led me here, the issue I need assistance with? I have a permanent profile (repeat injuries requiring surgical intervention) and I’m not sure if that could be a problem for me. Any advice for getting back in, waivers, people to talk to, etc would be greatly appreciated. I tried to talk to a NG recruiter to get the questions answered but no dice. I am open to Air or Army NG.

Wuddup My Peeps, Throwaway account because I know my leadership be lurking on here,yea Ramirez I know you're on here!!. Anyway Looking to IST to Illinois just wanted to see if there are any signal units in the greater chicago land area, going to be living in Naperville. Primary MOS 25B Secondary 25H . Gracias!

Possibly going to accept a Technician position, was wondering if I’d have to give my off peak bonus that I received on July 3rd back??

One of the guys at my civilian job is going to boot camp. We’re getting a cake for his last day. What should we write on it?

None of that “good luck” or “TYFYS” nonsense.

HR doesn’t come in on weekends, so feel free to be creative.

Question for the retention/career counselor folks...

I have about 11 months left on my contract, and I think I am long overdue for reclassing into another MOS.

However, I am currently on a MOB somewhere sandy with a different state. Would it be possible to "reclass" and get a MOS-T course scheduled in my current situation while on a T10 MOB?

For clarity, I am a 91J looking to reclass into another 91 Series MOS. (Probably 91B)

So I’m gonna go in as a 91b but on the paper my recruiter gave me it says ait is 10 weeks but online it says 14 which is it? On another note even if my company isn’t h8 can I opt to go to h8 school right out of ait?

I have the shitpost tag on this but I’m entirely honest

I’m the regarded soldier that bought a Harley at 24% interest rate back in July.

Got another bike this time at 9% and the Harley is getting paid off with my tax return.

Lesson learned but my credit after that 24% loan shot up a decent 80 pts so it was worth it

Happy thanksgiving 🫡

I’m in Michigan. Long story short, last FY I had around 400 points and was top 15ish on the promotion list for E4-E5. This year I dropped and only have 58 points. A lot of other guys have this issue, but it seems random who got their points heavily reduced. I know they change what they count for points, but that much of a reduction seems like something went wrong. None of us passed up any promotions, and no negative paperwork against any of us.

I’m probably just going to write my congressman to look into this as this is a state thing, and I just want to know who the best person to ask for the last year’s promotion points? Is it my readiness NCO or someone from JFHQ?

Is there a website where national guard can volunteer for deployment? Beside the NY SAD

I enlisted very recently and I got a paper that showed RSP drill dates and times and it said my first one would be December 1st but I’m kind of confused and my recruiter never replied to me. What am I supposed to bring on that day? Or what is necessary? or do I just show up and all is good? I don’t even know what to expect or what we will be doing that day. I was told I would get a email regarding more info about the RSP the very next day after enlisting but I never got anything, just feeling stressed since I have very little info about it

Hi everyone, I know someone at Camp Lemonnier. They have starlink set up there. Was wondering, cuz I'm not sure, if I send a streaming device (Chromecast, Firestick, Roku, etc.), would it work fine if the Wi-Fi from the starlink is good? Or does it need to be "jailbroken" with a VPN and all that?

Couldn't find anything on a search for this.

Thanks for all your service and any help.

Worried about pissing hot at MEPS, I took one hit off my friends cart back on Nov 5th and my Meps date is Dec 9th, should I be okay? I never smoke often, if I do it’s like 6 months in-between roughly and it’s never in excess. Didn’t think I’d be going to Meps this soon or else I wouldn’t have done it.

Far too often, we see soldiers asking about how long it takes to get an LOD for an injury they’ve been dealing with for months or a soldier who didn’t disclose injury from IET so they could graduate on time, when they’ve could’ve been affordably been getting treatment the whole while their injury compounds, or their teeth are looking class V cause they don’t have dental insurance. Don’t get me wrong, pursue the LOD, but don’t ever delay care.

Yes they have their limitations and aren’t completely free, but outside of a few occupations, TRS and TDP is better overall than the vast majority of plans you’ll receive.

Tell your soldiers TRS deductibles is capped at 1k with the catastrophic cap, and everything is on free after that. Tell them TDP costs 10 bucks and covers preventative visits fully so they finally get a cleaning.

There are far too many soldiers out there with no healthcare or dental care.

That’s not even going to the fact if you’re signed up for both you’re eligible for FEDVIP vision and dental plans to enhance your health coverage too. Take a few minutes and talk to your soldiers the next time you’re all sitting around playing on your switch waiting for final formation.

Im thinking about joining the National Guard in Mississippi as part time. I’d like to know all my benefits, im not sure other than college. If i only do a 6 year contract and leave it at that would i still get full benefits for do i have to go the full 20 years? Are you eligible for healthcare, dental, and whatever else if your only in there for 6 years, or does it only apply while your in the Guard? Would this help my future family? Would you get discounts if you served 6 years or would it be the full 20? When are you considered a Veteran?