joined the National Guard on 9/12/2006. I am Airborne/Special Forces. Aside from those duties I am a recruiters asistant. I wanted to let everyone here know about the benefits of joining the guard. Programs are listed below as well as general pay info.
College First: This program allows you to work on your BA for tow years after basic training. During those two years you are undeployable. To qualify for this program you have to make a 51 or higher on the asvab test and be enrolled or accepted into a college. Another benefit of this program is that you will get a $350 monthly stipend while in college. You must also complete basic training to get the stipend.
GI Bill: After completing basic training you are eligible for the GI Bill which pays you a $297 monthly stipend while in college.
Drill Pay: For your weekend drills you will be paid $165 monthly for two days of drill or more depending what pay grade you come in at. If you have college credit you could enlist as an E-4 or higher.
Age limit: The age limit has been raised to 42. Your work and educaion experiences could qualify you for a dirtect appointment as a warrant officer int he Guard. More info on this will be given by the recruiter.
Enlistment Bonus: Right now the guard is giving up to $20,000 bonuses for the critical positions. Right now there are ten federal positions and twenty more at the state level.
Medical Professionals: You could qualify for a direct appointment as an officer with up to a $30,000 bonus as well as extra pay for you specialty.
Jobs and training: Right now there are over 200 job in the National Guard. You could get training as a radiologist, helicopter mechanic or even military police. Your training could also earn you college credit.
Other benefits: life insurance, medical, dental and vision insurance.
If you are still working on your BA degree you could join the National Guard and join the rotc program at college. When finished you will earn a commission of 2nd Lituenant. While in the Guard and rotc you will earn an extra stipend $300 for freshman, $350 for sophmore, $450 for junior and $500 for senior year. Thia stipend is on top of you GI Bill, GI Bill kicker and drill pay.
Tuituin reimbursement: On top of all of the other educatjon bebefits you would qualify for Tuition reimbursement from Texas and Federal. Texas will pay up to $112 per credit hour and $1,344 per semester. Federal will pay up to $250 per credit hour and $4500 per year. If your school is already paid through a Pell Grant or other source you will be able to keep this money and apply it to living expenses or other expenses to help you get through college.
In conclusion, all of these benefits are great, but the best benefit of all is the ability to serve your country and have a sense of pride in what you do.
You can either message me back on here or email me (email is in profile). I will set you up with a recruiter to talk about what the Guard can do for you. It will not be a high pressure meeting nor will there be a requirement to sing any papers. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Ryan
My email is [email protected]
College First: This program allows you to work on your BA for tow years after basic training. During those two years you are undeployable. To qualify for this program you have to make a 51 or higher on the asvab test and be enrolled or accepted into a college. Another benefit of this program is that you will get a $350 monthly stipend while in college. You must also complete basic training to get the stipend.
GI Bill: After completing basic training you are eligible for the GI Bill which pays you a $297 monthly stipend while in college.
Drill Pay: For your weekend drills you will be paid $165 monthly for two days of drill or more depending what pay grade you come in at. If you have college credit you could enlist as an E-4 or higher.
Age limit: The age limit has been raised to 42. Your work and educaion experiences could qualify you for a dirtect appointment as a warrant officer int he Guard. More info on this will be given by the recruiter.
Enlistment Bonus: Right now the guard is giving up to $20,000 bonuses for the critical positions. Right now there are ten federal positions and twenty more at the state level.
Medical Professionals: You could qualify for a direct appointment as an officer with up to a $30,000 bonus as well as extra pay for you specialty.
Jobs and training: Right now there are over 200 job in the National Guard. You could get training as a radiologist, helicopter mechanic or even military police. Your training could also earn you college credit.
Other benefits: life insurance, medical, dental and vision insurance.
If you are still working on your BA degree you could join the National Guard and join the rotc program at college. When finished you will earn a commission of 2nd Lituenant. While in the Guard and rotc you will earn an extra stipend $300 for freshman, $350 for sophmore, $450 for junior and $500 for senior year. Thia stipend is on top of you GI Bill, GI Bill kicker and drill pay.
Tuituin reimbursement: On top of all of the other educatjon bebefits you would qualify for Tuition reimbursement from Texas and Federal. Texas will pay up to $112 per credit hour and $1,344 per semester. Federal will pay up to $250 per credit hour and $4500 per year. If your school is already paid through a Pell Grant or other source you will be able to keep this money and apply it to living expenses or other expenses to help you get through college.
In conclusion, all of these benefits are great, but the best benefit of all is the ability to serve your country and have a sense of pride in what you do.
You can either message me back on here or email me (email is in profile). I will set you up with a recruiter to talk about what the Guard can do for you. It will not be a high pressure meeting nor will there be a requirement to sing any papers. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Ryan
My email is [email protected]
