OPT 40 for National Guard?

Questions and Answers about obtaining an Option 40 Contract and other routes to serving as a Ranger in the US Army.
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OPT 40 for National Guard?

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If this has been asked before I'm sorry, It's 0200 in Mi and I have been looking for about 3 hours. I would like to find out before I go to MEPS. I am non-glossery proir service, I didn't finish BCT. I had a torn ACL in my knee before I left for BCT, and after 7 weeks I was given a General DX and sent home. I have had my knee fixed
and am very active. I have been working on getting back in and finishing what I started, I have a unit in the MI ARNG that I have interviewed for and been accepted. It is a LRS unit. I have had a waiver done(all 1111111) for my knee surgery, eyes(Lasik), and RE code, since I never fulfilled my contract can I ask for an OPT 40 or is it toatally out of the question because I am only going to the Guard? Can I volunteer after Airborne school? Any help will be appreciated. Thank you Kris


I am not trying to take the easy way to a Ranger Tab(if there is such a way); if I wasn't married I would go active. She dosen't want to live the military life style, this is my choice and she will support me, but not move around.
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OPT 40

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Did you recieve my PM? I'm new at this Forum Stuff.
Thanks for the help.
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No option 40 slots for the guard. There are no Ranger units in the NG.
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My cousin is a NG recruiter and he keeps trying to talk me out of going Active duty...what he told me was that I could go Infantry in the NG and volunteer for airborne and RS.....I thought he was full of it but either way I am staying in active duty.
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Justin480 wrote:My cousin is a NG recruiter and he keeps trying to talk me out of going Active duty...what he told me was that I could go Infantry in the NG and volunteer for airborne and RS.....I thought he was full of it but either way I am staying in active duty.
NG doesn't get very many RS and airborne school slots so it would be very tough.
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NG Airborne

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In the NG the LRS units get Airborne slots and what I'm told is that Ranger School comes later.
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Re: NG Airborne

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Smoke wrote:In the NG the LRS units get Airborne slots and what I'm told is that Ranger School comes later.
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No opt 40 for ARNG

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Saturday, 20041218 I enlistedmy contract states 11B/para, I got my Airborne slot bit I don't ship till May. I was put on a list incase any Airborne slots come available sooner I will leave before May. I have time now to get in really good shape before BCT and ABN. Thank you every one who gave me info it helped a lot.

Has anyone here worked at MEPS as a liasion? I need to ask some one about a few things.


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Has anyone here worked at MEPS as a liasion?
there are no career recruiters here.

guidance personell are either 79R or contract civilians who in most cases were active duty 79R with the guidance identifier (yes it's an SQI).
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Contract

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Ranger Hit_it
I would like to have some one read over my contract to tell me if I might have been fibbed to. IE no bonuses availiable and a few other questions.
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Post by hit_it »

I won't know if there are bonuses available or not unless the Army office tells us.

Most likely, if they had to work to get you and 11X/ABN slot, the ROC said you couldn't have a bonus.

someone proof reading your contract isn't going to change that.

Just make sure you make it all the way through.


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PUSH..... don't stop until my fucking nose bleeds.
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My mistake

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SFC Hit_it,

My fuck up, Roger on those PUSH UPs.
Won't happen again. My appologies to the Rangers.
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Post by NoahH »

SFC Hit_it,


I can get a copy of my contract on here so people can see what it looks like if you want.
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scan the reservation sheet only. take out your name and social.
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SFC Hit_it,

My recruiter keeps telling me I am considered Non-Glossery prior service,
what does that mean. Is it a real term or something to tell me so I won't ask for a bonus? There was a write up in the Ann arbor News about the ARNG giving bonuses to new and reenlistments, I'm I elgible?
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