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National Guard
Im about to get out of active duty and considering going into the guard just to have cheap healthcare and a bonus (my MOS is getting $20k for 6 year contracts right now).
What are your guys' opinions of the guard in CA? Im going to be in Riverside county so Ill probably be part of a group somewhere in socal. |
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First off did you deploy anywhere while on active duty, even going on ships to combat zones make you a combat vet, (kinda bull**** but that is how the VA does things). The reason I ask is if one of the reasons you want to do it is cheap health care, isn't it like the reserves, where you are only covered while drilling for that one weekend a month. the other 27-28 days you are on your own for health care. Not trying to talk you out of NG just want to make sure you understand, and I could be wrong but you won't get free TRICARE year round unless you are activated, if you aren't in uniform drilling you aren't covered. now back to the combat vet thing, you rate certain things from the VA after active duty depending on where you went, what you did, and if you have any health issues. You % rating the VA gives you ties into if you have to pay for health care from them. I, for instance, do not pay for health care, prescriptions or anything like that from the VA due to circumstances and ratings. The VA is getting better at healthcare, also depending if you are IRR or done with the original 8 years, you can go drill with the reserve units in your area, you can call up the local unit and say you want to participate and go from there. You won't be obligated but can still go do it on your terms, you still can get promoted, rifle range, PFT, CFT, MCI, all that jazz. So if its the bonus you are after go for it, if you are worried about healthcare go talk to the VA clinic nearest you and see what you rate.
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Gotcha, well if that is only 51 a month and you get full TRICARE then that is really good, you won't find insurance anywhere that can even come close to TRICARE with that monthly payment.
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That link refers to if you are activated though, if never activated what then?
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If youre doing an early out for a bonus who cares how that unit is. Take the cash, suck it up and ets from that contract too. If you rate a va disability you will either be forced to give up being paid by the va or paid by dfas.... choose wisely.
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Cliche' but the guard is what you put in. Most units that I've been in contact with look like soup sandwiches. To many I don't give a farts and to little hard chargers. For some the transition to guard can be rough. |
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What is your MOS? Have you considered the Reserves over the Guard? I work at a Schoolhouse here in CA and we have been having large numbers of Guard come through who are stagnant in the rank and position because there is no upward mobilitity. Just a thought.
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Tell that to the sailors of the USS Cole, USS Tripoli, USS Stark, etc...
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Listen, I was on a ship over in the middle east. Do I consider myself a combat vet because of it, no, I actually felt ashamed when the VA used that term to classify my deployment. Combat vets, to me, were shot at, shot back, had to physically engage an enemy, etc. I do not place sitting in a metal box on the water the same as walking patrols in Afghanistan and or pushing through Fallujah. Not saying what happened to the Cole, Tripoli etc was f'ed cause it was, but a huge majority of the ships have never and will never be under attack in the gulf yet since they were in 5th fleet of operations then they are in a combat zone, which makes them combat vets. So if you wanna talk about someone walking down the road and getting their legs blown off or someone jumping on a grenade and comparing them to someone who's biggest problem in the day is if they can get their omelette made specially for them with real eggs or fake eggs then we could start another thread about that.
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Thank you for your service!
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Ohh, good call on the mail call, kind of forgotten about that. That definitely trumped the morning omelette.
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I agree with jshot, you still had your part during combat. Dont be ashamed of what you did or where.
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35G. If you have access to armytimes, check out the 365 AC to RC Pilot program. (and Im stationed at Ft Hood, where the pilot is being tried out). the Guard is looking to fill a LOT of senior NCO and warrant slots for 350F/G. So ya, Guard is def the way to go for my MOS
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yeah the Guard is hard to move up in. there just aren't the slots for people to get promoted. kinda sucks. that is the advantage of the Reserves plenty of slots for promotion of course depending on MOS. he can reclass if he wants to.
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He tried offering me other MOS's with low bonuses or no bonuses lol. Was not interested. Got the vibe he was hiding stuff because he didnt wanna help an E4 get that kind of bonus. Ill wait til Im in CA and talk to a guard or reserves recruiter there to see if he can do better. |
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Also, there should be an LOI or pamphlet or some type of briefing about the early out bonus pilot program. Try to find that and youll most likely find the POC to someone that wont feed you bull. Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk
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After my enlistment in the Marines. I wanted to go back after a former Marine and a former soldier mentioned a lot of cops are in the Guard. So that was ok. The Guard gets people who want retirement and they had HYT out of active or reserves. So you have some goofballs.
I wish I would have stuck with it for the second retirement. A friend did 30 years in the Guard (and 3 in the Army) and retired as a SSG. |
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This!!! And be a part of the laziest MP unit around who speaks worst English than an illegal immigrant, mon. Dey be talkin lickin chickin on dat dere radio mon. Think I'm jivin? Dey own chain of commond cou'nt even understond what dey sayin on dere radio... ova!!!
Plus they omitted facts about accidents they investigated. OOOOh, my favorite was when they snuck off in Kosovo in civvies and m9's in their waistbands in a non tactical vehicle to go drinking and clubbing with the locals. They denied and denied till they were shown pictures of them posing with the locals showing off their m9's and drinking and the club put the pictures on the wall
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The program is called 365 AC to RC and I read about it in the Army times. My MOS was one specifically cited as being in demand in the NG and qualifiying for bonuses. Guess Ill go back after legal gets that snag worked out and see if they offer me anything |
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I would try to contact a recruiter that deals with ng and not retentions on post. I think we have a few recruiters on this board? Anyone here wanna help and break it down gumby whats the down low on this pilot program and why this joe is being told random bs? Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk
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I've messaged you the slot details. |
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