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Rod, my question is regarding my boyfriend.
He is currently a memember of the Minnesota National Gaurd, and wants to go Active Duty. We have spoken to a recruiter for the Army and he has submitted papers to the national gaurd asking for a release. My real question is, are there any loopholes regarding his release? Is there any way he can move it along faster. The Minnesota National Gaurd has a tendency to "lose" papers, and he was advised to go to the Inspecting General if that happens, but what is the likely hood that he will be able to be released to go Active? He has already served one tour in Iraq that was extended also.
Thanks!
Amanda.
Hi Amanda,
I'm afraid I don't know of any "secrets" to make the process go faster.
Your boyfriend is currently a member of the Minnesota National Guard. They have no "reason" to "lose" the paperwork, as -- under the regulations -- they currently "own" him and have *primary* control over to whether or not release him from his NG committment.
See my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/guardandreserve/a/reservetransfer.htm
If your boyfriend puts in for a "conditional release," the first place it goes is to his NG unit. The commanding officer then decides (based on current unit manning), whether or not he can release him, without hurting the unit readiness. If the commanding officer decides he/she can't, it's disapproved. If the CO approves it, it then goes to the Minnesota NG Headquarters, who determine whether or not your boyfriend's loss would negatively impact the manning status of the *STATE* National Guard. If so, they disapprove it. If not, they pass it on to the Army National Guard HQ. The Army National Guard HQ determines whether or not the Army National Guard (as a whole) can afford to give up a body. If they think not, it's disapproved. If they think they can, it's approved.
See what I mean? There is no reason for any of these levels to "lose" paperwork, as each and every level has the authority/ability to disapprove it, if they wish.
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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