That’s awesome. Glad to hear you already know what you wanna do at 15. You’re definitely ahead of the curve. I hope one day you can reach your goals. Keep pushing. 💪🏽

Any updates?

Update?

Thank you so much. Hopefully this finds him and helps him through the process.

@@Jodywithawhy he has his recruiter to help and guide him. These videos you have are helpful to me to learn the process he will going thru. Thanks again. Be safe always. 👍✌

Thanks bro. I’m excited to see the growth too.

Here’s another video about the guard if you haven’t already watched it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJ50a86pp9_UqGQ.html

@@Jodywithawhy through that video I found your channel 😂😂! Thank you sir for the great content!

Thanks bro. 🙌🏽

I’m glad I could help. 🤙🏽🤙🏽

No. You have to attend the weekend drill once a month.

No you won’t. Lol. During this time of the year, all the high school kids are still in school. So this time of the year the older people are in basic training. You should be ok. Good luck. You got this 💪🏽💪🏽

@@Jodywithawhy Thank you for replying! I honestly didn’t think about that, I’m subscribed and keep the videos coming sir! Thank you!

I’m 23 too and will be joining! 🤷‍♀️😂

I’m 27. 28 in September and I’m joining! :)

Lol I guarantee you won't be the oldest. I joined AD air force in 2002 and remember having a 34 year old in my squadron.

They don’t have an IMA program, but they do have technicians and AGR’s

JodywithaWhy good to know. Thanks again!

^^^

You’d still be eligible to retire at 20, however you won’t be paid the pension immediately. You’d have to wait until you have the required numbers of points before you can start receiving you monthly pay. I dropped a link below to help you understand better. As far as jobs go, you’d have to talk with the in service recruiter, and see what jobs are available. Most likely they’ll let you continue doing the job you currently have, as long as they have a position available. If not, you might have to cross train. Orrrr.........become a recruiter. Lol. 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 those are active positions in the guard, and you’ll still receive all of the retirement benefits as if you were still active. Something to think about. www.thebalancecareers.com/reserve-and-national-guard-retirement-pay-system-3356865

It really depends on what you need in life. You may want to see a recruiter from both sides, and explain your situation. Then based off what they say, that can help you decide

They do have retraining opportunities. And you can ensure they have that available for you before you start the process.

Meant to say AGR

Do AGR also get to do base tours?

It’s possible but the Florida base you’re trying to go to, would have to have the job you originally got in your previous state. I would recommend call the Florida base and let them know your situation, and ask what they think is best. Also, ASVAB scores are in the system and lasts for 2 years.

You would have the parent you live with write a letter stating the other parent is absent and cannot be contacted. Then have that letter notarized by a notary public. Once you have that, you should be fine.

You gotta talk with your air guard recruiter. Different states have different benefits. Some can pay a piece of your loans, others won’t pay anything at all. So just talk.

Ayeee. Let’s goo. 🙌🏽🙌🏽

You’d have to talk to the guard recruiter and see what your state does, but I’m pretty sure you can use the TA for graduate school, as long as it in line with the undergraduate degree.

If he’s a junior he can join under the Softbook program. The cool thing about this is he only has to list 5 jobs instead of the not 7-10 jobs. This is only eligible for Juniors in high school. If he’s interested in criminal justice, our Security Forces job will give him criminal justice credits towards an associates degree just from learning his job. So that may be the rest route for what he wants to do. I’d still recommend he do research on all the career paths we have. Good luck.

Thank you so much!

Biggest difference is the air guard you belong to the state and can be activated by the governor for anything they see fit. Most states don’t care what your Job is they may activate you to do whatever, so if you are finance you can be doing riot control or filling sandbags. Also another big difference is funding. Reserve being federal and guard being state run and federally run. For the guard TA is governed by the state budget and is different from state to state as Reserve is federal and it’s TA is $3750 a year just like active duty. To work full time there’s ART (air reserve technicians) positions you can apply for but I always tell people you gotta have your foot on the door first and you do that by being a traditional reservists. Guard has full time positions too. Just gotta get your foot in the door first. Individuals typically weigh three factors when choosing between the guard or the reserves. The first is reporting location. A guard component may be nearer home than a reserve duty station, or the opposite may be true. The second factor to consider is to ascertain which option offers the chance to work in a particular job or field, as not all units offer identical jobs or have simultaneous vacancies. Lastly, the individual should consider any special benefits offered on the state level for guard members to determine whether the match between the individual’s needs and the state benefits is relevant.

California national guard benefits suck. It’s almost nonexistent. Other states probably have better state benefits.

I’m not too familiar with them except for what Sgt Acosta covered. I do know they vary from state to state, and some states reign supreme over others. Lol

@@Jodywithawhy just basing from a simple state specific benefit search that you can google. I looked at their list of state benefits. If it were CA, I’d rather go reserve than guard as the state benefits are not worth the hassle.

Look at surrounding states too, with a base close to you, and see what their benefits are. That might be a good option for you too.

90 days. This should help. www.va.gov/housing-assistance/home-loans/eligibility/

@@Jodywithawhy thank u so much

Guard Recruiter is MSgt Short. 650-603-6825 Active duty is SSgt Navarro. 408-393-5748

@@Jodywithawhy I appreciate you!

For the guard and reserve, you can get tricare reserve select. You pay a premium every month for coverage and also have a catastrophic cap that you have to meet. Active duty everything is free for you and your family. Except for dental, you have to pay a monthly fee for family dental insurance. Also if your family chooses to use tricare select, you’d pay a catastrophic cap. Once the cap is met, everything else would be free

2 years.

I’m active duty. I’m a recruiting instructor now. Oh how far we come. Lol

Jodywithawhy21@gmail.com

@@Jodywithawhy thank you I’ll message in a few minutes.