With an RE 3 code, can I get back in if told I have a no TAG waiver?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:28:39 -0400

Hey I was in National Guard and had no guidance from the older guys I got in right out of High school fast forward to 2009 my mom was talking to my unit and no information was given to why I was discharge I have no records or any way of getting except one paper that says I have a RE-3 code I'm talking to a recruiter and she says I have a no tag waiver ..my question is how many time s can you try to get a waiver and how do you go in front of a board for a appeal

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2021 4:34 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:34:55 -0400

SPC Private RallyPoint Member None of what you are saying make sense... you would not have been discharged from service without paperwork and a release from the NG stating the manner, type of discharge to include the RE code... what "one paper" are you referring to?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2021 4:40 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:40:25 -0400

There is absolutely no way to get an RE-3 and NOT know why. To get an RE-3, you pretty much had to get the boot from the Service. And there is NO WAY you would get the boot and NOT know why.

As for how the process works, your Recruiter submits a waiver request packet and then the wait game is played to find out if it's denied or approved.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2021 5:33 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:33:33 -0400

I have spent a while in the National Guard. The only way this happens is if you miss enough drills. If you are not attending drills and they are not excused then they can separate you due to you failing to attend your required training events. I am not sure why your mom was talking to your unit. If you were attending drill as required I don't this would have happened. As an RE-3 code you will not get a waiver to come back into the military.

If I am wrong can you tell me the situation as to how you were attending drill and somehow were separated?

Response by CPT Lawrence Cable made Aug 10 at 2021 6:11 PM

CPT Lawrence Cable — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 18:11:38 -0400

The TAG is The Adjutant General. How does the Recruiter know you have an RE-3 code if she can't see your NGB22, which is the equivalent of a DD214. That should not only have your RE code, it should have a reason code.
The thread I have read so far seems to indicate that you finished your enlistment. Did you complete your enlistment? Does your NGB22 say Honorable? No article 15's, no Flags for weight, APFT failure, Drugs? No civilian offenses that could effect your military career?
If you don't have copies of all your enlistment papers, orders, etc, The easy way is to hit the Readiness NCO in your old unit and see if he can access them for you. 2009 is a few years back, you may have to hit the state headquarters Archive Section. I have went to the one in my state and they had everything back to OSUT, and I wasn't a member of the Kentucky National Guard back then.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2021 7:05 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 19:05:28 -0400

Well, the story sounds bs.. wait for the next war.. we are not in a "time of need" situation at the moment. And you would of totally been notified of the reason for separation..

if you live at home with momma.. she probably didn't give you your mail..

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2021 7:53 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 19:53:43 -0400

There are too many questions to be asked here, get the discharge packet to find out why or contact whomever maintains records for the state you were a part of. Then talk to a recruiter to find out if it’s waiverable and play the game to get back in. Appealing a discharge is a waste of your time unless you really want to waste 5-9 months of your life for something that could easily be solved inside a few weeks.

Response by SGT Erica Smith made Aug 11 at 2021 3:48 PM

SGT Erica Smith — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 15:48:57 -0400

It shouldn’t be a problem for you to go back in. If your recruiter isn’t helping, find another. It should be waiverable for any branch.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 11 at 2021 9:53 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 21:53:43 -0400

If you cannot access your NGB 22, Send an SF 180 to your state headquarters records department requesting a copy of it.

Response by SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 12 at 2021 10:49 PM

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:49:16 -0400

RE-3 is potentially waiverable depending on the circumstances surrounding your discharge. I was kicked out with an RE-3 and managed to get a waiver to reenlist. But the others are correct, you don’t get an RE-3 without knowing why.