Posted on Oct 25, 2017
I’m a new National Guardsman, and I haven’t been paid for my first two drills. My recruiter hasn’t resolved it. Who should I go to next?
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I haven’t been through OSUT yet and I’m doing RSP at a base which is not my home one since I’m in school far away. I’d be patient about it but rent is due soon and I really need the money. What’s the protocol here? I’m in PA.
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Call an Army recruiter and apply for active duty. Problem solved. This stuff is easy.
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I’m in college, don’t want to stop in the middle of my sophomore year for 4 years. Would’ve been different if I’d gone right in after high school.
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Don't go active. Stay in school and contact your unit concerning your pay. Most likely the Admin/Training NCO.
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Your unit, not the recruiter, is responsible for paying you.
What is needed in order to do that is a DA 1380 signed and certified by a person with personal knowledge of you completing the work detailed on the form.
My guess is that either your recruiter has not completed the form, did not transmit it to your Unit Administrator (or pay official), or the UA is not putting it in for pay. Those are really the only three possibilities, so follow each in order until you find resolution.
What is needed in order to do that is a DA 1380 signed and certified by a person with personal knowledge of you completing the work detailed on the form.
My guess is that either your recruiter has not completed the form, did not transmit it to your Unit Administrator (or pay official), or the UA is not putting it in for pay. Those are really the only three possibilities, so follow each in order until you find resolution.
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PV2 (Join to see) - It will post funny, but follow this link.
http://www.apd.army.mil/pub/eforms/DR_a/pdf/ARN3595_A1380_Final.pdf
http://www.apd.army.mil/pub/eforms/DR_a/pdf/ARN3595_A1380_Final.pdf
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SSG (Join to see)
Not sure on the guard but in the reserves I was a UA and 1SG is correct a DA 1380 signed by someone who supervised you during that drill, then it must be sent to who ever processes pay in the unit that you belong to. You can usually pull these forms up online.
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The NG has Readiness NCO, not Unit Administrator of the Army Reserve. But yes, Readiness NCO is the full timer handling all administrative tasks.
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Usually you should have a Readiness NCO. They are the ones that log that you were there for drill. But in an RSP they may not have one. I would just keep bugging him just about everyday until you get a date to which you will get paid. I have seen soldiers in the Guard be on active duty for training and not get paid for months. The National Guard stopped paying while I was in Ranger School. All I can really say is that I hope you enjoy what you will be doing. If not you aren't going to like. You are seeing how the Guard works most of the time when it comes to pay issues. I went the route of MSG Dan Castaneda. I left the Guard and went back to the Regular Army.
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