Only if you want to. Transferring does not mean starting over. Your time in service transfers with you.
No. If you want to go from Regular Army to National Guard, you must first finish your active duty enlistment, then reenlist into the Guard - you cannot opt out of active duty during the time specified in your contract.
Yes, it requires alot of movement.
Organized Militia
State Militia.
Interstate Transfer is a moot point - there is no Interstate Transfer in the Army Reserve - there is only unit transfer. The Army Reserve is completely federal, and not delegated to individual states in any way. You would have to get a conditional discharge from the National Guard, then enlist into the Army Reserve.
SSG Conley
Yes The National Guard is a military orginization and you have made a commitment to it. They can and will send you to Jail if you go AWOL Some things to clarify here... the only time you can actually be AWOL from a National Guard unit is when that unit is federally activated under orders which transfer the command from the National Guard to the Regular Army... ipso facto, it's technically not possible to be AWOL from the National Guard, since the unit is no longer National Guard when activated in such a fashion. If you miss UTAs, that's not treated as AWOL.
Only after completing your enlistment. When I was in (1967-1972) you could transfer from one branch to another. It is a long and difficult process. There have been people who left the Corps and transferred to the Navy for religious reason, Rev. Wright is an example. I had an option to join the Army as a WO back in the late sixties being supported by a senior CWO in the transfer into the intelligence community of the Army. But I was planning on a career in the Corps.
It is actually not very hard, you need to fill out a Form 1288
Rick Bayer 508-233-7310
First, you would have to join the Rhode Island National Guard. After a few years, you can reach the rank of Sergeant (typically the enlisted rank of E4 or E5). When your first term is up, you then reenlist for an additional term and request a career change to "training" The National Guard will have several options. Select the one that comes closest to "Recruit Training"
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