Posted on Mar 19, 2017
Is it possible to be commissioned as an active duty officer while doing SMP in the National guard?
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CPT Lawrence Cable
That's been my understanding, that the ROTC commissioned are active unless on the GRFD or they select Reserve/Guard duty as their choice.
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I was a non-scholarship SMP who was later commissioned into the Active Army. SMP Status doesn't affect accession.
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PFC (Join to see)
Okay since someone told that wouldn't be possible since i would have to go into the guard since i would have a commitment to the guard
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MAJ Keith FitzPatrick, CPIM, CSCP
PFC (Join to see) - now that I think about it, I didn't go straight onto active duty from ROTC. Because I was prior service, I entered senior ROTC as a college freshman. I was commissioned into the National Guard as part of the early commissioning program and served at an LT in the Guard until I graduated. During my senior year in college I put in my accessions packet will all the regular ROTC cadets who were graduating. My college ROTC cadre helped me with packet even though I finished ROTC two years earlier. I was selected for active duty. Another thing I did while in the Guard was to avoid the Office Basic Course. (Has a different name now). That way I was not locked into the MOS assigned by the Guard and was able to compete for the MOS I wanted during the accessions process. I've been looking around on-line and don't see anything that indicates the process has changed. Your ROTC cadre will be able to fill you in on the current regulations. Good luck!
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Yes, I did it. As long as you didn't accept a GRFD scholarship when you contracted, then you can compete for active duty. Please contact me if you have any more questions.
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SGT (Join to see)
If there is still time remaining on your NG contract, do you have to pay back any tuition assistance you received?
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CPT (Join to see)
SGT (Join to see) no, there is no recoupment for TA. However, a bonus is a different story.
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