Check out these enlistment programs:

Active First pays you to jump into the action now.

Begin your service with full-time military service—at full-time Soldier's pay—plus an additional enlistment bonus. Learn a career and travel across the U.S. or overseas, and when your Active Duty commitment is over, return to part-time Guard service with your local unit, and pick up your great Guard benefits. 

Drive the Guard can get you started on your trucking career.

With the Drive the Guard enlistment option, you'll get paid for monthly drills while attending commercial truck driving school. After you graduate with a Commercial Driver’s License, we'll help you land a full-time job with a motor carrier and continue to serve in the Guard. That's Guard training and a great career rolled into one.

GED Plus lets you earn your diploma through the Guard.

If you left high school without a diploma, you can still join the Guard under the GED Plus Program. Our GED Testing Service will help you pass your GED exam while the Guard pays for tutoring in Language, Math, Science and Social Studies—while you earn your Guard pay.

Simultaneous Membership Program combines ROTC, the Guard and tuition.

With SMP, you participate in both the Guard and your college’s ROTC ROTC:
Reserve Officers' Training Corps is a college elective that allows you to earn a commission straight out of college as a second lieutenant in the Army. The course consists of both academic classes and hands-on training.
ROTC
 program at the same time. Get up to 100% tuition plus a cash bonus and monthly allowance, and get paid to drill once a month with your Guard unit.

Split Training Option lets you join the Guard in high school.

Enlist following your junior year, attend , then drill one weekend a month during your senior year. After graduation, you'll start Advanced Individual Training Advanced Individual Training:
(AIT) Following Basic Training, Soldiers attend AIT to learn a military job skill. Depending on the specialty, training ranges from 1 month to 1 year.
 and, in most cases, be home in time to start college.

Patriot Academy gives you a second chance to earn your diploma.

Finish your high school diploma in a military academy setting. Get full academic credit plus gain valuable military skills. You'll enter Advanced Individual Training Advanced Individual Training:
(AIT) Following Basic Training, Soldiers attend AIT to learn a military job skill. Depending on the specialty, training ranges from 1 month to 1 year.
  with a real advantage and an opportunity to become a true leader.

 

Note: Army National Guard programs and benefits are subject to change. For the latest information, please contact your local recruiter.

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