Mom, wife, new soldier...

[Bren165]

Hello, my name is well PFC Brenda Deters, aka mom, wife-i just joined the KS Nat'l Guards on Monday Nov.16. I am 34, daughters are 12 & 13, married 14 yrs. -I have never been in before and well guess you could say I am begining a new career . I currently work for the state of Ks but as we all know with the economy nobody is safe, or guarenteed a job! I have to say I have been truely blessed with a great recruiter. I am so ready for this ride to begin. I ship 1/20/10 to Ft. Jackson with AIT at Ft. Lee mos 92Y!! Any one who has any advice, any thing would be great!!

[SteveLord]

Make sure to double dip whaever they allow you. ;)

[Bren165]

What do u mean by dbl dip?

[California Major]

Paid military leave! State employee here, 30 days paid per year, plus more for State emergencies...:cool:

[jasonmiller1975]

Getting paid at your current job while in the Guard. Some employers will continue to pay you while the Guard is paying you to train, deploy, etc. Hence, "double dipping".

[SteveLord]

This is also why many Guardsmen pursue careers in law enforcement, firefighting, corrections, post office, etc.

[Frisco]

Paid military leave! State employee here, 30 days paid per year, plus more for State emergencies...:cool:

30!?

Wow. I thought it was really cool that I got 15 days military leave as a federal employee.