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Hi,
My name is Patrick and I wanted to know a couple things. I got out the United States Marine Corps back in Aug of 06'. Since, I have joined the National Guard in pursuit of a college education. Unfortunately, things haven't gotten easier around here and have decided that I would like to Re-enlist back into active duty Marines Corps. Can this be done ? Even though I pertain to the National Guard ? Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Patrick
Hi Patrick,
It's possible, but it most certainly is not going to be easy, especially as you wish to join an active duty branch which is not associated with the National Guard.
You'll have to submit a "conditional release" form, which must be approved by your unit, and the National Guard HQ. A "conditional release" form basically says that the National Guard agrees to release you, if you are accepted for active duty enlistment. There aren't any guarantees. The National Guard probably won't release you, if they feel your job is undermanned in the NG. Chances would be better if you applied for active duty for the same branch your NG is associated with (Army National Guard = active duty Army, Air National Guard = Active Duty Air Force).
For details, see my article about Guard/Reserve to active duty on my site at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/guardandreserve/a/reservetransfer.htm
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military information site at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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