The 75th Ranger Regiment is a flexible, highly trained and rapidly deployable light infantry force with specialized skills that enable it to be employed against a variety of conventional and Special Operations targets. Candidates must pass a stringent orientation course before selection to Ranger School. Entrance Information For Ranger Training To become a … [Read more...]
Questions About Joining
Joining Can I serve full-time in the Guard? Yes. The Guard has several types of full-time employees. Within each state there are full-time personnel who manage the day-to-day operations of the units in their state or territorial Guard. These soldiers serve in a status known as "Title 32", which refers to the section of the US Code that they are governed by. In … [Read more...]
Push Ups
The U.S. Army has very specific physical fitness requirements. If you are thinking about joining and want to know what kind of shape you need to be in, this chart, along with the Sit-up standards and the 2-mile Run standards, will tell you everything you need to know. These charts are also used for passing the APFT, which is administered several times a year for all Army … [Read more...]
Prior Service RE Codes
Click here for more Prior Service programs and information. Reenlistment Eligibility (RE) codes are contained on military discharge documents (DD Form 214, Record of Discharge) and determine whether or not one may reenlist or enlist in a military service at a later time. A Separation Code is also considered and is a numerical or alphabetic code which defines the reason a … [Read more...]
Prior Service Enlistment Bonuses
The Army offers monetary bonuses for prior service personnel, who have been separated from the military for 91 days or more, and are qualified in an Army "shortage" MOS (job). Those who have been separated for 90 days or less, would use the regular selective re-enlistment bonus multipliers. The below program includes prior Army Service and members separated from … [Read more...]