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i was honorably discharged under chapter 9. my reenlistment code is RE3. Can i still enlist in army national guard?
Hi Serena,
No way to tell. An RE Code of 3 requires a waiver. There is no way to say, for sure, whether or not such a waiver would be favorably considered. It depends on several individual factors, including your other qualifications (ASVAB Score, etc.,), the exact reason for the original discharge, and whether or not the commander felt those reasons would no longer be a factor, current recruiting requirements (and for the National Guard, that varies from one state to another), etc.
An Army National Guard Recruiter, located in the particular state you wish to join the Army National Guard for, can best give you an estimate of your chances for a waiver, based on your own individual circumstances, and the current recruiting needs of the Army National Guard for that particular state.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my Militaqry information Website at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
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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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