After Basic Combat Training (BCT), your next adventure will be Advanced Individual Training (AIT). This is where the formal part of your military education begins, and you learn your "job" in the National Guard. The length of your AIT will depend on the particular Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) that you choose. At AIT you will learn the job that you will perform once you … [Read more...]

After you have taken the ASVAB, and gotten your physical, a National Guard service liaison counselor will tell you about job opportunities and the enlistment agreement. You are making important decisions and need to be informed. Service liaison counselors can explain each program and answer your questions. When in doubt ... ask! A final interview, fingerprinting for a FBI … [Read more...]

The purpose of the MEPS physical exam is to ensure that you, and future soldiers, are: free of contagious diseases that could endanger other soldiers free of medical conditions or physical defects that could result in separation from the Army medically capable of completing training medically adaptable to the military environment medically capable of performing your … [Read more...]

The National Guard offers a series of benefits ranging from bonuses, competitive pay, money for college, various types of enlistment, and more. A broad range of skills are learned through schools and job training, and leadership opportunities are numerous. Benefits Competitive Pay Money For School GI Bill Other benefits of joining the National Guard are: Serve Your Country, … [Read more...]