Posted on Oct 31, 2024
How was your experience switching from ARNG to Army Active-Duty?
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Has anybody ever switched from the ARNG to Active-Duty? How was the transition once you finally become Active-Duty? Asking because I am in the process of getting my unit to sign off on it. I feel like I am losing all of my connections with soldiers that I have developed professional relations with over the years. Not only that, but my only experience has also been with the ARNG and not Active-Duty. I understand it's going to be a different atmosphere, and that Active-Duty does things differently.
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Active duty does not do things differently, they do them more in-depth. You live the Army life 365 days a year and not roughly 48 days a year in the ARNG. PME is longer, better, and you get better opportunities to do the soldier thing. One area better in the reserves is if a soldier does their military job on the civilian side, especially enlisted, often times they are better at the MOS because they get to do it more. I enlisted ARNG at age 17, served with reserve units while AD, and finished out AD. I enjoyed both and started enjoying Army retirement at age 46.
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Gone are your days of lounging in the drill hall, F-A with little details just to keep you busy. and MOS only focused training.
Welcome to daily barracks inspections, enforced uniform, hygiene, and conduct standards, plenty of time performing PMCS (or whatever they call it now) on every piece of equipment you were issued, assigned, or ride in; plenty of time cleaning the same, endless classes on everything in your Common Tasks and MOS Tasks manuals (not sure what F'd up name they have for those now), and P.T. Gods help you if you are fat-body.
The other thing you may notice is how fast personnel rotate through units, average of every three years. Wake up one morning, Top is gone and some other goober is now Top.
If you live in the barrack, one night you are at a "short-timers party" the next morning 2 of your roommates are gone and some new snuffies have taken their place.
You get some warning when a commander leaves; they have ceremonies, speeches, and parades for them. Not sure if its all for the guy leaving or the guy coming in.
Gone are your days of lounging in the drill hall, F-A with little details just to keep you busy. and MOS only focused training.
Welcome to daily barracks inspections, enforced uniform, hygiene, and conduct standards, plenty of time performing PMCS (or whatever they call it now) on every piece of equipment you were issued, assigned, or ride in; plenty of time cleaning the same, endless classes on everything in your Common Tasks and MOS Tasks manuals (not sure what F'd up name they have for those now), and P.T. Gods help you if you are fat-body.
The other thing you may notice is how fast personnel rotate through units, average of every three years. Wake up one morning, Top is gone and some other goober is now Top.
If you live in the barrack, one night you are at a "short-timers party" the next morning 2 of your roommates are gone and some new snuffies have taken their place.
You get some warning when a commander leaves; they have ceremonies, speeches, and parades for them. Not sure if its all for the guy leaving or the guy coming in.
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If You Have Only Been Guard And Not Served Active Duty It Will Be A Little Bit Of A Shock, But Nothing You Can’t Handle.
Active Duty You Will Be Doing Daily PT , Long Working Hours, Overnight Staff Duty And Lots Of Paperwork.
However ! Your Family Will Have Good Medical Care And If You Live In Post Housing Most Are Pretty Good ! Plus You Will Have The Army Family To Support You And Your Family Anytime You Need Them.
I Went Active Marines To Guard To Active Army And Have No Regrets.It Was A Shock Sometimes With The Changes But I Handled It And You Will Too.
Active Duty You Will Be Doing Daily PT , Long Working Hours, Overnight Staff Duty And Lots Of Paperwork.
However ! Your Family Will Have Good Medical Care And If You Live In Post Housing Most Are Pretty Good ! Plus You Will Have The Army Family To Support You And Your Family Anytime You Need Them.
I Went Active Marines To Guard To Active Army And Have No Regrets.It Was A Shock Sometimes With The Changes But I Handled It And You Will Too.
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