Army reserve is the beeeeeeeesssssssst of both world hands down and cant wait to join. In my perspective you have a 90 percent chance to be successful in LIFE, the respect in the civilian world is huge.
Maybe from standard civis it is but the real civilians only respect the real veterans and when I say real vets I'm talking about combat vets those are the ones who will always get my highest respect active duty vets who haven't seen combat will get standard respect and well if you're reserves then well sorry no respect for you 🤷♂️ now through my enlistment if I dont see combat I'll tell people who thank me for my service etc an if I see combat which I hope I do wanna actually do something for pur country and defend my brothers in arms from threats hence why I've chosen 12b
@@nelsonjackson5718 see I'm joining the reserves to get that respect. Yes I'm aiming to get a POG job that doesnt deploy not because I'm scared by any means, but because I want to serve and play my part and because I have a 2yo that needs his dad. I'd love to earn the respect of a combat warrior and maybe near the end of my career I'll possibly request to change to 11 or 12b and do at least 1 tour to fight. My life in the civilian world is too important to risk because of my child but I'll happily serve in my own way. Its overcoming and obstacle and doing something most people wouldn't never even attempt out of fear. Just passing basic puts you above most civilians in terms of strength
That's crazy!! My fiancé is now at basic , signed up reserves and the reason why he did it is to finish college and become an officer! This is amazing information
Alesha Singh you're making the right choice by joining the reserve make sure you take advantage of the opportunity that they give you to go to college that will help you out a lot go get your associate's degree or a bachelor's degree an the military will pay for that and if not they have a lot of Grants out there for you to apply for but I'm 100% sure that the military will pay for that you can't get the tuition assistance until you're in the reserves for I think a year but you can get the Montgomery GI bill right off after you get out of basic training and AIT enroll into school I promise you that it will help you out in the long run
I did 34 years total in active, National Guard, and Army Reserves. Never regretted it...would do it again. I was originally going to make the Army a career, but in those days with Nam going on...I was with my wife and baby a total of 11 months in a three year period. Went in as an E1,at Ft. Polk, went to regular army OCS at Ft Benning, and retired a full Colonel. So, I was a Mustang, and I have always believed every officer should spend time as enlisted, in a line unit, to see what its like to serve under good people, incompetent people, and dangerous people. I enjoy watching your videos. My Grand son is at Benning 19D MOS.
If you have a good job and or are attending college and want a degree in life then reserves is for you if you have nothing and or want to serve your country for the whole then active is the way to go just remember if you join try to stay for 20 years the retirement is awesome.
Pretty much. But today you don't even have to stay active for 20 years. The new retirement system will go off of time in service so if you do 15 years you can still collect some retirement if you go with that plan. I'm not 100% on specifics but anybody who signs up now is ushered into the new retirement system. Guys who joined a little earlier like me have the choice.
oMuRDA-MiTTiNo PS4 damn look I totally would but I got 4 sisters I’m the only son 22 n no kid I need a son so I can join n won’t have a prob if I die I dnt wanna let my father down
You joined the reserves for school benefits? Wrong move man. National guard has federal AND state tuition assistance. For example, Minnesota National Guard pays 100% tuition up to U of M. Thousands and thousands of dollars.
Master- Baitor You are absolutely correct! If school was his main focus, the Reserves doesn’t come close to the NG. Same way here in FL. The NG pays 100% up to bachelors degree and 50% of a masters. Reserves only give you federal benefits which is NOT enough to pay for school (if full time student). GI Bill SR and Kicker won’t cut it. You’ll still end up paying out of pocket. You also have to be MOSQ in order to use it. The NG’s EDD for instance, can be used as soon as you swear in. Wrong decision guy...
He said the main reason was because he wanted to give himself as much options as possible and stated that it's easier to switch to active duty in the reserves.
Changing from reserves/National Guard to active is the same. It is not changing branches, it requires a DD 368 which is a conditional release. My brother switched from NG to active within 30 days. Active Duty, Reserves, and NG all have the same opportunity to attend ROTC, Airborne, Air Assault, Path Finder, Best Warrior Competition, All Army Shooting competition, etc. Difference between Reserve/NG attending ROTC (SMP) is that the NG gets tuition and room and board paid for. NG can also compete for a scholarship and go active just like the reserves. Reserves: Federal National Guard: Federal and State (duel mission) Reserves and National Guard can volunteer to be deployed. Hope this helps!
I'm so sick of seeing these blogs where people are dissing The National Guard like we're not part of the army what the fuck we're actually the oldest component of the military
I think you just convinced me man! I wasn't quite sure on what I wanted to do because I am a programmer as well and never knew you could be a soldier and a programmer! I'm going to set up a meeting with a recruiter soon. Thanks man!
Good grief. Get over it. 33% of the country are Democrats. 33% are Republicans. The rest are independent. We are not enemies of each other! Who the president is or isn't should not have an effect on your career choices. I enlisted 2 months after 9/11. Voted for Obama 2x and Hillary this time around, I can't stand Trump but he's the President - nothing I can do about it. Military service is about love of country. We are a nation of laws, not of men.
To each their own deciding with ANY components. Kudos to ALL who raised their right hand, timing and circumstances are different for everyone. My time in the Army National Guard had its ups and downs. My initial decision factor was availability of both federal and state benefits especially for school...
anh trinh ,May I ask a question,I want to become a mercenary but the requirements are that I must have experience in a special branch of the military, but currently I don't know the odds of making it into any of the elite branches, perhaps some insight would be helpful
So I have had the luxury of doing all three, NG, Active Duty, and I am now a Reservist so with that being said I will say the Reserves has been the best so far because it has given me the best job opportunities to take advantage of-I got a DOD civilian job thru the Army Reserves and it's been great. Also he is right about the schooling while on AD, it took me 6 years to obtain a 2 year Automotive Tech degree and that included multiple re-enlistments just to get the full-time school options to do it, if you try an do school while on AD you'll drive yourself crazy depending on what your job is. CONUS (stateside) mobilizations are great too if you can volunteer for them, you'll get BAH and BAS regardless of your rank and even more depending on what your mission is.
You have to have a GT Score 110 or higher. And normally AGR positions which is title 10 Federal, for the Army Reserve Component. And title 32 State Army National Guard Component. The National Guard Component of the Army and Air Force gets Federal and State Military benefits.
Please don't make a sound like they're passing out AGR slots like it's candy. If everybody could be active duty and stay home everybody in the city would be doing that option. You have a lot of people Who get the position and never leave so now the younger soldiers are stuck doing there waiting for AGR slots/waiting for somebody to retire. So with that means is the AGR's who have position who are not gonna leave until they retired reap the benefits of being paid full-time while the younger enlisted are getting only paid one week in a month and still have to get a part-time jobs to sustain their life. The only guarantee for for training, benefits and quality-of-life is active duty especially for younger soldiers
You heard wrong, you need to be in the guard for over a year and you just request to go active. Also, the NG gets deployed just as much as the reserves if not more, they arent just "state", they are federal and state and you get both benefits, which is why I joined the NG. you get both benefits.
Dude we are in the same path i guess, when i just arrive here in the U.S two years ago i wanted to go as active But i can't just easily give up my job as Full-Stack web developer position. I think i just get lucky, Imagine within 6 months i get a job right away and english is my third language and that's keep reminding me because i see a lot of people who wants to get into I.T industry (Programming aspect) but they don't have the right experience. I will be joining the Air force as reserve
Not to get political but I truly wanted to serve under President Trump but just because he lost the election didn’t change the calling to serve that I have. I talked to many military friends who insisted that my decision to serve should really have nothing to do with who is POTUS. It’s just immaturity in a way; I thought for sure if he lost I would give up on joining but my feelings didn’t change when he lost. I would just be proud to serve our amazing country regardless of who is in the White House.
Matt I know this vid is a little old but you've just cleared up so much for me man thank you I was gonna go guard but now all the points you made about army reserve made so much sense for me and the MOS I want is available in reserves 31B
I am thinking of joining the reserves instead of active duty. My biggest concern is when I graduate boot camp and finish AIT school, if I don't have a "home" to come back to, where do I go?
Like the video but, The army national guard and the army reserve are the same one state and Federal and the other is just Federal the which over to active duty is just as hard trust me I know but we do get better school benefit 😝😝😝😝😝😝 Go Guard
@@theguy7380 Yeah you can. Its a little harder to switch active in the middle of your guard contract its gonna be tough. But if you finish your guard contract then its easy to switch
Bruh, why wouldn't you just go ROTC straight through then? You could have got a contract 2nd semester freshman year, and had all 4 years paid for. Also, Guard has all the benefits of the reserves and active, plus state benefits that are exclusive to the Guard. Guard, you get deployments at the same rate. Plus, you have in-state deployments, and fed tech. jobs. You can just as easily switch from Guard to AD. My friend literally transitioned with in a month. You can get the same training seats with the Guard as reserves. Where are you getting your info? Lastly, it's components you're changing, not branches. We are the same branch (Army), different components. Someone get their private!!
Matt this video was really helpful to me. I'm meeting with a recruiter about a potential 2 year scholarship for my junior and senior year of college. I was a little stressed becuase although I see myself as an officer in the military, Idk what being in the army reserve was like. Hearing the reasons why you joined army reserves matches the reasons why I want to. God bless and wish you luck!
the process switching from guard to active is the exact same as reserves, also depending on what state you drill in, you will get better benefits for school while in the guard, i’m in illinois and i have 100% free tuition because of the guard and also get my gi bill, reserve units in illinois don’t get the 100%. just wanted to point that out because in some cases for college students guard would be the better option for your state. also the guard has more units in states than reserves with a ton of more mos’ to choose from.
I’m looking at joining the Army Reserves at 31, lol. Going through the process now. High ASVAB/PiCAT scores, first chose 25H, for the financial security, but now am thinking 37F for the balance or badassery and training.
Army National Guard is usually better for the college student. You get all the same educational benefits as the Army Reserves plus additional state benefits that you don’t get in the Army Reserves. Once you get your degree, the Army Reserves might be better do to nationwide promotion potential rather than limitations from being bound by your state.
After doing 5 years active, I did a 3 year in the Army Reserve hitch. I had initially planned on staying in but it really started conflicting with my real world job. My very first task was to fill out PT Test cards for the entire section so they would be prefilled for the upcoming PT Test. I handed them back to the 1SG who promptly handed them back to me saying they aren’t filled out. I was like, pardon me 1SG? He said “yeah you didn’t put the scores in there. Everyone in this unit passes their annual pt test.” So I had to put in scores for like 40 people I never met, no idea if they were promotable and needed the points. Congratulations everybody got a 275.
I was called yesterday from a recruiter and he asked me if I wanted to join the reserves. I was iffy about it because of school and all of those responsibilities but now that saw someone who is going through it and how it works for them im starting to think its for me. Thanks great vid
The process to go Reserve to Active or Guard to Active is the same so if you’re going to post stuff please make sure it’s accurate especially since someone may make a decision based off of videos like this!
Thank you for your service Matt! I'm starting an Army Reserve career as an E-4. I was also initially considering a special women's special forces team after scoring a 70 and 115 line on ASVAB.
Is it at all possible to still get a degree in 4 years in the Active Army? I was kind of forced to go active due to some circumstances back home, but I know I don't wanna go Reserves unless I have to.
I work PART-TIME for a cell phone company, make 45k+ a year... as much as I would love to go active, I honestly don't think I could afford it. Credit card and loan payments are over 800 a month alone, not including child support. I feel like if I go active... I would be going backwards in the work force. I've been with the company for 3 years plus. I'm working on signing up now and chose active duty but I think I'm going to switch it to Reserves. Anyone found themselves in this same boat?
Michael Jones yeah it's weird, but since the National Guard is like it's own state military they need all branches of the army. The reserves are mostly support MOS' that deploy to get attached to or help other units. Plus After being in the reserves, I think it's a good thing they don't have SF or infantry reserves. It just wouldn't work as good since you can't train like you would when active or deployed.
Matt Ward thats a good point and if like me youre one of those lucky joes in a combat unit with like 50 extra mutas a year,it really gets in the way of your civillian life.maybe ita just my unit but im a 12B amd we spend about 4 to 5 days a month in the field...with 3 week AT etc.
My recruiter told me that I can't do the 2 year enlistment program, but once I finished BCT and AIT that she can get me switched from Reserve to Active. I don't know if what she said is true but I heard it takes time to switch... I'm guessing it's different if you do the 2 year enlistment?
As in you only have a 2 year requirement? As far as I know the minimum service to join is 3 years. And to the transferring question, yes it will take time and it's not guaranteed. Eventually I am sure you could switch to active but it's the Army... It may take a while. aka Months-Year
I'm on the same boat as you. However, I'm enlisting for the 2 year active duty because according to the army page, one of the Green to Gold program requirement is that you need to have a minimum of 2 year active duty. Could you elaborate on the route you're taking to become an officer in the reserve?
Hey man I really liked your videos! I am currently just starting my junior year at a University and deciding whether I want to join the Army ROTC program that they offer their. I have no military experience though, but they told me I am able to do it without taking the ASVAB and be able to do Reserves after I graduate? I can highly relate to you when it comes down to be a leader! I have experience as a supervisor in my recent jobs and I always like to have people work for me and always like to be organized and lead the team! Any tips? I just have about 2-3 years to finish school to get my bachelors!
Are we twins 😂 your situation is exactly where I am rn I graduated Clemson University this past May and was about to sign for active. Thanks so much brodie!!🤝
✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽watching this video helps a whole lot because am a very social life person. I love being around my loved ones and associating with civilians way of life rather than being somewhere in Iraq 🇮🇶🤦🏽♂️
I’m actually about to start my programming courses.. I’ve considered enlisting years ago but wanted to wait until my son is older. Now he’s a little older and I’m considering the reserves! This just helped my decision.
I’m joining Army Reserves because for same reasons. But the main reason for me is to be prepare to be an Office after a year while waiting my citizenship to come in which is next year too 😇
Its crazy because ive watched almost all your videos and i joined the National guard as a 31B (Military Police) i also live in charlotte and stay around university area
I want to start a family but need some extra income and tuition assistance, is joining the reserves a smart move because I do not want to be away from my wife and child for long periods of time im fine with the one weekend a month
2 years later and this video is steel usefull for someone like me. Thks you guys for the comments... I want to join but at 34years I have alredy so many things in my life, wife kids...and professional life so that I see that reserve then may be active gonna feet more my current state
You mentioned getting to volunteer for deployment; do you get to choose a combat pump vs a training deployment or is everything at the whim of the army? I'm prior service Marines, looking into reserves (I'm a grunt) and hoping for a trip to Afghanistan...
@Matt Ward, I see you did this video in 2017. It is now March of 2019. You did not do your research correctly on the Army National Guard dude. The Army Component of the National Guard, and Air Force Component of the National Guard, is not only State controlled under title 32, U.S Code. But also Federal controlled under title 10 U.S. Code. The Air and Army Component of the National Guard has a dual mission. State and Federal mission, not just a State mission. Air and Army Guard Component Commander and Chief is the Governor of the State, title 32. And also Army and Air Guard Commander and Chief is the President of the United States, title 10. The President of the United States can mobilize or deploy Army and Air Force Guard units at a moment's notice. That's because the Army and Air Force Guard falls under the control of the Army and Air Force Departments on a Federal level title 10. And the Governor can mobilize Army and Air Guard units on a State level. Because of this dual mission conscript, Army and Air Guard Personnel can get State and Federal Military benefits. Where as You only get Federal benefits on the Army Federal side dude. The Army National Guard can get all the same benefits and incentives you get. Plus the Army National Guard makes up half of the Active Army's overall combat fighting force. The National Guard Air and Army are a fully integrated with the Active Army, and Active Air Force my dude. Doing full time missions on a federal level. Not just State missions my dude. And did you know that the Army National Guard has two Army Special Forces Groups. The 19th & 20th Special Forces Groups for the U.S. Army my dude. Army Guard Special Forces must meet the exact same standards to get the Green Beret. To be a SF Operator. And of course they do full time title 10 classified missions.
@@petergriffin1387 that depends, on a lot factors. So things like what State you are in, what MOS do you want, how much do you want to get promoted, do you want to go AGR, do you want the flexibility to move out of state, what component has better Bonuses at that time...etc
Similar in the way it operates but the reserve is federal and the guard is both state and federal, but mosty run by the state. Oh and the reserves has no Infantry
Took me 10 years to get my degree. Oh, I had a social life, but I don't drink, or party like others. and I was married. I went through OCS. Make your own decisions, ha ha ha, you know better now don't you? Since this is 3 years old, I'm sure you know better now. Someone gave you a load of crap when it comes to Res and NG. Options for the NG are far greater in the NG than I ever had in Active or Res. The state has many positions that can be temporary for the state and or activated Res (actual position that are Army Res). Of course there are positions that are Active NG as well. Now there are positions that are Active Federal and others that are Active State so, what you were told in this collection of information was totally erroneous. I'm going to look into your current videos and see how much information you have collected to find out that what you were told back in 2017.
I finished my 3rd year in college and I have 3 quarters left till my Bachelors in Health Science. I wanted to finish one quarter (August-December) and go to active duty in Army in Jan because my recruiter said that I can finish my remaining two quarters while in active duty and come back in June and still walk the stage for my degree. It's only 2 quarters which will be left and I have no problem with not having a social life because my school comes first. I decided to do active duty because I want to know what's it's like to actually be a E-3 recruit. I think I will respect myself more if I actually go through training like everyone else. Not to disrespect you or anything, but I think I will respect myself more if I actually go through training like others. On the other hand, you are absolutely right. I don't like others bossing me around or yelling at me. I'm also a great leader and have the potential. So, it is a struggle but the con with the reserves is that you don't get to travel. It's only about 2 months of basic training, it really shouldn't be bad because from watching all your other videos, I am in good shape physically and mentally, I have no strings attached back home expect for my immediate family. Thank you for your videos though
+Shayal Singh That's a great plan but send me a PM talking more specifically about how you want to finish school? I don't wanna respond without all the info, if you want to anyways. But yeah since I enlisted for a few years before trying to be an officer I am definitely respected more than others who will have not gone to BCT and AIT. I think it's really good because BCT gives you such a different perspective on the military than anything. In my opinion some Cadets or even 2nd Lts don't understand the respect that certain ranks deserve and they take it for granted. But that's just my opinion haha
Ummm with reserves you do have to travel if they want you to go to Iraq you have to it’s in your contract. Whether active or reservists you still deploy!!
You have no idea how much this video just helped me.. I really appreciate it!! I was between the 2, active and reserve.. I work for the postal service already and many were wondering why I would leave this job for active when I could just go Reserve and continue.. and I agree.. i also want to get into other things out side of work... but thanks!
Im getting my certificate in manufacturing mid may then I’ll be deployed may 28th im going active duty because right now civilian life is not too good for me also i feel as if i need to better myself and i think the army will do that for me
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Army reserve is the beeeeeeeesssssssst of both world hands down and cant wait to join. In my perspective you have a 90 percent chance to be successful in LIFE, the respect in the civilian world is huge.
Maybe from standard civis it is but the real civilians only respect the real veterans and when I say real vets I'm talking about combat vets those are the ones who will always get my highest respect active duty vets who haven't seen combat will get standard respect and well if you're reserves then well sorry no respect for you 🤷♂️ now through my enlistment if I dont see combat I'll tell people who thank me for my service etc an if I see combat which I hope I do wanna actually do something for pur country and defend my brothers in arms from threats hence why I've chosen 12b
Explain more please man considering
Nelson Jackson I mean some soldiers can’t help that they haven’t seen combat it depends on your unit dickhead
@@nelsonjackson5718 This is not a well thought out comment.
@@nelsonjackson5718 see I'm joining the reserves to get that respect. Yes I'm aiming to get a POG job that doesnt deploy not because I'm scared by any means, but because I want to serve and play my part and because I have a 2yo that needs his dad. I'd love to earn the respect of a combat warrior and maybe near the end of my career I'll possibly request to change to 11 or 12b and do at least 1 tour to fight. My life in the civilian world is too important to risk because of my child but I'll happily serve in my own way. Its overcoming and obstacle and doing something most people wouldn't never even attempt out of fear. Just passing basic puts you above most civilians in terms of strength
That's crazy!! My fiancé is now at basic , signed up reserves and the reason why he did it is to finish college and become an officer! This is amazing information
How'd everything go for you two?
@@titojesusmane9540 they broke up she ignored 🤣
Thank you for your information about Reserve. I'm in the same boat deciding on Active or Reserve, but I'm for sure going in Army Reserve now.
You're welcome, thanks for the feedback!
Shootemup89 you will be deployed soon front line combat like everybody else
Sea Level Cain tf
Alesha Singh you're making the right choice by joining the reserve make sure you take advantage of the opportunity that they give you to go to college that will help you out a lot go get your associate's degree or a bachelor's degree an the military will pay for that and if not they have a lot of Grants out there for you to apply for but I'm 100% sure that the military will pay for that you can't get the tuition assistance until you're in the reserves for I think a year but you can get the Montgomery GI bill right off after you get out of basic training and AIT enroll into school I promise you that it will help you out in the long run
looks like you're enlisting in the marines because you got a 3 on your ASVAB
I did 34 years total in active, National Guard, and Army Reserves. Never regretted it...would do it again. I was originally going to make the Army a career, but in those days with Nam going on...I was with my wife and baby a total of 11 months in a three year period. Went in as an E1,at Ft. Polk, went to regular army OCS at Ft Benning, and retired a full Colonel. So, I was a Mustang, and I have always believed every officer should spend time as enlisted, in a line unit, to see what its like to serve under good people, incompetent people, and dangerous people. I enjoy watching your videos. My Grand son is at Benning 19D MOS.
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service, any tips on being a 19D from your grandson? Or how’s he liking it? I want to be a Calvary scout.
If you have a good job and or are attending college and want a degree in life then reserves is for you if you have nothing and or want to serve your country for the whole then active is the way to go just remember if you join try to stay for 20 years the retirement is awesome.
Pretty much. But today you don't even have to stay active for 20 years. The new retirement system will go off of time in service so if you do 15 years you can still collect some retirement if you go with that plan. I'm not 100% on specifics but anybody who signs up now is ushered into the new retirement system. Guys who joined a little earlier like me have the choice.
Shootemup89 how old you was when you joined
Doppler Boy lol
oMuRDA-MiTTiNo PS4 damn look I totally would but I got 4 sisters I’m the only son 22 n no kid I need a son so I can join n won’t have a prob if I die I dnt wanna let my father down
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You joined the reserves for school benefits? Wrong move man.
National guard has federal AND state tuition assistance.
For example, Minnesota National Guard pays 100% tuition up to U of M. Thousands and thousands of dollars.
Master- Baitor Spot on
Master- Baitor You are absolutely correct! If school was his main focus, the Reserves doesn’t come close to the NG. Same way here in FL. The NG pays 100% up to bachelors degree and 50% of a masters. Reserves only give you federal benefits which is NOT enough to pay for school (if full time student). GI Bill SR and Kicker won’t cut it. You’ll still end up paying out of pocket. You also have to be MOSQ in order to use it. The NG’s EDD for instance, can be used as soon as you swear in. Wrong decision guy...
He said the main reason was because he wanted to give himself as much options as possible and stated that it's easier to switch to active duty in the reserves.
Wrong again. It’s easy to switch to AD from NG.....
Master- Baitor yeah but when the war in Afghanistan started 80 percent of the national guard was deployed
My younger brother just left.
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Changing from reserves/National Guard to active is the same. It is not changing branches, it requires a DD 368 which is a conditional release. My brother switched from NG to active within 30 days.
Active Duty, Reserves, and NG all have the same opportunity to attend ROTC, Airborne, Air Assault, Path Finder, Best Warrior Competition, All Army Shooting competition, etc.
Difference between Reserve/NG attending ROTC (SMP) is that the NG gets tuition and room and board paid for. NG can also compete for a scholarship and go active just like the reserves.
Reserves: Federal
National Guard: Federal and State (duel mission)
Reserves and National Guard can volunteer to be deployed.
Hope this helps!
Yeah actually it did. With this apply for Air national guard?
Cody Barry NG also has Infantry as an MOS option the reserves don’t
Very helpful
jakob clark If you want to be infantry be infantry all the way
How long was your brother in the NG before switching to Active?
I'm so sick of seeing these blogs where people are dissing The National Guard like we're not part of the army what the fuck we're actually the oldest component of the military
Why do people look down on it so much?
I think you just convinced me man! I wasn't quite sure on what I wanted to do because I am a programmer as well and never knew you could be a soldier and a programmer! I'm going to set up a meeting with a recruiter soon. Thanks man!
Hey how did your experience turn out i am thinking about joining the reserves
What is your mos
Watch in 1.25 speed, none the less great video and very very informative!
Fernando Acosta thanks
Good grief. Get over it. 33% of the country are Democrats. 33% are Republicans. The rest are independent. We are not enemies of each other! Who the president is or isn't should not have an effect on your career choices. I enlisted 2 months after 9/11. Voted for Obama 2x and Hillary this time around, I can't stand Trump but he's the President - nothing I can do about it. Military service is about love of country. We are a nation of laws, not of men.
Special forces are at the direct command of the president. Consider that briefly.
I like your comment ...I'm agree with you ! we serve the Country.
But your president determines weather you go to war or not...
If Hillary had been elected I definitely would not be going active duty.
Benghazi and rules of engagement. That's all I have to say about that
To each their own deciding with ANY components. Kudos to ALL who raised their right hand, timing and circumstances are different for everyone. My time in the Army National Guard had its ups and downs. My initial decision factor was availability of both federal and state benefits especially for school...
So your telling me I can join the army reserves then go to active duty? Awesome.
I’m late to this video but it was super helpful and I think you just helped me choose weather to go reserve or active
Thank you so much for this video
Have a meeting with the recruiter on Monday ✌🏾✌🏾😉😉
I join as 92a army reserve, im about to swear in this thursday and ship on May 30
anh trinh ,May I ask a question,I want to become a mercenary but the requirements are that I must have experience in a special branch of the military, but currently I don't know the odds of making it into any of the elite branches, perhaps some insight would be helpful
anh trinh logistics huh. Being reserve and having the training for logistics how easily is to get a job since u took training.
Bad choice bro
The national guard has that MOS as well, with twice the education payments.
Thebronyhoodpony try US Marines special forces
Ayyye that was my MOS
I decided to army reserve also!
Her Beauty Closet when do you go to basic?
You in it now? Hows it like?
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So I have had the luxury of doing all three, NG, Active Duty, and I am now a Reservist so with that being said I will say the Reserves has been the best so far because it has given me the best job opportunities to take advantage of-I got a DOD civilian job thru the Army Reserves and it's been great. Also he is right about the schooling while on AD, it took me 6 years to obtain a 2 year Automotive Tech degree and that included multiple re-enlistments just to get the full-time school options to do it, if you try an do school while on AD you'll drive yourself crazy depending on what your job is. CONUS (stateside) mobilizations are great too if you can volunteer for them, you'll get BAH and BAS regardless of your rank and even more depending on what your mission is.
For people who have hard time deciding between Active or Reservist, ask your recruiter about being an Active Guard Reserve (AGR)
You have to have a GT Score 110 or higher. And normally AGR positions which is title 10 Federal, for the Army Reserve Component. And title 32 State Army National Guard Component. The National Guard Component of the Army and Air Force gets Federal and State Military benefits.
Please don't make a sound like they're passing out AGR slots like it's candy. If everybody could be active duty and stay home everybody in the city would be doing that option. You have a lot of people Who get the position and never leave so now the younger soldiers are stuck doing there waiting for AGR slots/waiting for somebody to retire. So with that means is the AGR's who have position who are not gonna leave until they retired reap the benefits of being paid full-time while the younger enlisted are getting only paid one week in a month and still have to get a part-time jobs to sustain their life. The only guarantee for for training, benefits and quality-of-life is active duty especially for younger soldiers
This video helped me so much to make my decision thank you !
Glad it helped!
We actually need more reserve troops because we were at 1.1 million reserve now it's at 900 something thousand I'm gonna join active in the US Marines
You heard wrong, you need to be in the guard for over a year and you just request to go active. Also, the NG gets deployed just as much as the reserves if not more, they arent just "state", they are federal and state and you get both benefits, which is why I joined the NG. you get both benefits.
I think I'm going to go in the air force reserves
You can be both in the National Guard.
My Mom was Active Duty and my Dad was Reserves but financially Active Duty in the National Guard is better.
This helped it definitely help get a better paid armed security as well so cheers for me
No matter what rank you are someone is higher so there is no getting away with not being told what to do.
Our Excellent Life I was thinking the same thing 🤷🏽♀️
Dude we are in the same path i guess, when i just arrive here in the U.S two years ago i wanted to go as active But i can't just easily give up my job as Full-Stack web developer position. I think i just get lucky, Imagine within 6 months i get a job right away and english is my third language and that's keep reminding me because i see a lot of people who wants to get into I.T industry (Programming aspect) but they don't have the right experience. I will be joining the Air force as reserve
No matter what president it in office the defense of the nation is priority one.
Stupid fucking reason to quit out of an 18x contract.
You will be bossed around as an officer as well.
Not to get political but I truly wanted to serve under President Trump but just because he lost the election didn’t change the calling to serve that I have. I talked to many military friends who insisted that my decision to serve should really have nothing to do with who is POTUS. It’s just immaturity in a way; I thought for sure if he lost I would give up on joining but my feelings didn’t change when he lost. I would just be proud to serve our amazing country regardless of who is in the White House.
I respect you for that! How’s the military?
Matt I know this vid is a little old but you've just cleared up so much for me man thank you I was gonna go guard but now all the points you made about army reserve made so much sense for me and the MOS I want is available in reserves 31B
I am thinking of joining the reserves instead of active duty. My biggest concern is when I graduate boot camp and finish AIT school, if I don't have a "home" to come back to, where do I go?
same question lol
Ask recruiter I'm actually curious what he/she says
go active duty, they’ll give you a beautiful room in the barracks lmao
@@44bulldog53 I mean if you're gonna serve go all out man up and go active duty
You don’t have to go active there are organizations in the army that will give you loans that you don’t have to pay back to to your recruiter
God. This is so helpful!
+Sophia Hernandez haha I’m glad :)
Like the video but, The army national guard and the army reserve are the same one state and Federal and the other is just Federal the which over to active duty is just as hard trust me I know but we do get better school benefit 😝😝😝😝😝😝 Go Guard
Fabo Johnson Is it impossible to switch from Guard to active duty?
@@theguy7380 It's basically the same process as Reserves to Active
@@theguy7380 Yeah you can. Its a little harder to switch active in the middle of your guard contract its gonna be tough. But if you finish your guard contract then its easy to switch
Better bet is Air Force reserves for deployment with a family- 6mo Army is most likely 1yr or more
I wanted to go active but I don’t wanna be in school for 8 year’s 😂
8 yrs?
funny I disagree with a lot of stuff Trump says but joined, figured its actually better this way for joining military hahaha
"Trump is a meanie pants and says mean words so I won't join"
Bruh, why wouldn't you just go ROTC straight through then? You could have got a contract 2nd semester freshman year, and had all 4 years paid for. Also, Guard has all the benefits of the reserves and active, plus state benefits that are exclusive to the Guard. Guard, you get deployments at the same rate. Plus, you have in-state deployments, and fed tech. jobs. You can just as easily switch from Guard to AD. My friend literally transitioned with in a month. You can get the same training seats with the Guard as reserves. Where are you getting your info? Lastly, it's components you're changing, not branches. We are the same branch (Army), different components. Someone get their private!!
Matt this video was really helpful to me. I'm meeting with a recruiter about a potential 2 year scholarship for my junior and senior year of college. I was a little stressed becuase although I see myself as an officer in the military, Idk what being in the army reserve was like. Hearing the reasons why you joined army reserves matches the reasons why I want to. God bless and wish you luck!
How is it now? I feel like going rotc but man I’m already in the reserve and officer life seems like hell
the process switching from guard to active is the exact same as reserves, also depending on what state you drill in, you will get better benefits for school while in the guard, i’m in illinois and i have 100% free tuition because of the guard and also get my gi bill, reserve units in illinois don’t get the 100%. just wanted to point that out because in some cases for college students guard would be the better option for your state. also the guard has more units in states than reserves with a ton of more mos’ to choose from.
I’m looking at joining the Army Reserves at 31, lol. Going through the process now. High ASVAB/PiCAT scores, first chose 25H, for the financial security, but now am thinking 37F for the balance or badassery and training.
I work a federal job making 1200 a paycheck should I just go to reserves instead of going active which E1 starting pay is at 800 a paycheck?
Your backstory is spot on very similar to my experience in deciding to join the Reserves.
So I was low key terrified but supper excited to do national guard reserves... But watching your videos and learning So much helps a TON...
Army National Guard is usually better for the college student. You get all the same educational benefits as the Army Reserves plus additional state benefits that you don’t get in the Army Reserves. Once you get your degree, the Army Reserves might be better do to nationwide promotion potential rather than limitations from being bound by your state.
After doing 5 years active, I did a 3 year in the Army Reserve hitch. I had initially planned on staying in but it really started conflicting with my real world job. My very first task was to fill out PT Test cards for the entire section so they would be prefilled for the upcoming PT Test. I handed them back to the 1SG who promptly handed them back to me saying they aren’t filled out. I was like, pardon me 1SG? He said “yeah you didn’t put the scores in there. Everyone in this unit passes their annual pt test.” So I had to put in scores for like 40 people I never met, no idea if they were promotable and needed the points. Congratulations everybody got a 275.
Helped me alot thanks 💯
I was called yesterday from a recruiter and he asked me if I wanted to join the reserves. I was iffy about it because of school and all of those responsibilities but now that saw someone who is going through it and how it works for them im starting to think its for me. Thanks great vid
The process to go Reserve to Active or Guard to Active is the same so if you’re going to post stuff please make sure it’s accurate especially since someone may make a decision based off of videos like this!
Thank you for your service Matt! I'm starting an Army Reserve career as an E-4. I was also initially considering a special women's special forces team after scoring a 70 and 115 line on ASVAB.
Is it at all possible to still get a degree in 4 years in the Active Army? I was kind of forced to go active due to some circumstances back home, but I know I don't wanna go Reserves unless I have to.
Well… is it?
Thank you for making this video, I'm deciding on joining the Reserves while I go to a University.
I'm glad it helped!
Do ROTC if you want to be an officer!
I am 21 years old. I plan to attend grad school next fall (2022). Would it be a bad idea to join the army reserves now at this time?
No
Some states will even put you in non deployable status if you’re in grad school as well.
I work PART-TIME for a cell phone company, make 45k+ a year... as much as I would love to go active, I honestly don't think I could afford it. Credit card and loan payments are over 800 a month alone, not including child support. I feel like if I go active... I would be going backwards in the work force. I've been with the company for 3 years plus. I'm working on signing up now and chose active duty but I think I'm going to switch it to Reserves. Anyone found themselves in this same boat?
I just wanna know why you can't do infantry in the reserves. You can in the National Guard but not reserves.
Michael Jones yeah it's weird, but since the National Guard is like it's own state military they need all branches of the army. The reserves are mostly support MOS' that deploy to get attached to or help other units. Plus After being in the reserves, I think it's a good thing they don't have SF or infantry reserves. It just wouldn't work as good since you can't train like you would when active or deployed.
Matt Ward thats a good point and if like me youre one of those lucky joes in a combat unit with like 50 extra mutas a year,it really gets in the way of your civillian life.maybe ita just my unit but im a 12B amd we spend about 4 to 5 days a month in the field...with 3 week AT etc.
Because the reserves is a joke
Yet look at what he's accomplishing compared to you, random internet douche.
Camgocrvzy I’m in the army as well. So I can speak from personal knowledge
My recruiter told me that I can't do the 2 year enlistment program, but once I finished BCT and AIT that she can get me switched from Reserve to Active. I don't know if what she said is true but I heard it takes time to switch... I'm guessing it's different if you do the 2 year enlistment?
As in you only have a 2 year requirement? As far as I know the minimum service to join is 3 years. And to the transferring question, yes it will take time and it's not guaranteed. Eventually I am sure you could switch to active but it's the Army... It may take a while. aka Months-Year
Yo I go to UNCC too!!! I’m thinking of the national guard.
Start a disability claim with the Veterans Affairs Hospital. Then possibly the social security administration.
🙂✌🏻Thank you! I appreciate the videos. God bless.
Could you be a officer with 2year degrees?
Abdulrahman M no you cannot, I have two associates and tried and they weren’t having it
Tyler Mason criminal justice degree?
@@Ivg98 So I know this is a late answer to your question but even with a crim justice degree it HAS to be a four degree to commission as an officer.
Debating between navy or Air Force .. I’m now watching this about reserves I’m 20 a bit confused lol I watched ur benefits video I’m impressed
I'm on the same boat as you. However, I'm enlisting for the 2 year active duty because according to the army page, one of the Green to Gold program requirement is that you need to have a minimum of 2 year active duty. Could you elaborate on the route you're taking to become an officer in the reserve?
Is army reserve is not to go and figth ?????
If you mean do Soilders in the Reserve deploy the answers is yes they do.
here's a negative comment: you didn't say much and talked a lot smh waste of time
Thanks for the feedback notice this is a very old video lol
Yosmaira DeLeon imagine going out of your way to comment a negative comment.
Hey man I really liked your videos! I am currently just starting my junior year at a University and deciding whether I want to join the Army ROTC program that they offer their. I have no military experience though, but they told me I am able to do it without taking the ASVAB and be able to do Reserves after I graduate? I can highly relate to you when it comes down to be a leader! I have experience as a supervisor in my recent jobs and I always like to have people work for me and always like to be organized and lead the team! Any tips? I just have about 2-3 years to finish school to get my bachelors!
I wanna join the reserves and also I want to be a state trooper as a dream career
Are we twins 😂 your situation is exactly where I am rn I graduated Clemson University this past May and was about to sign for active. Thanks so much brodie!!🤝
Thank you for this information! I really needed to hear it from an actual person in reserve instead of a recruiter!
✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽watching this video helps a whole lot because am a very social life person. I love being around my loved ones and associating with civilians way of life rather than being somewhere in Iraq 🇮🇶🤦🏽♂️
I’m actually about to start my programming courses.. I’ve considered enlisting years ago but wanted to wait until my son is older. Now he’s a little older and I’m considering the reserves! This just helped my decision.
I want to join the army once I'm done with highschool
I’m joining Army Reserves because for same reasons. But the main reason for me is to be prepare to be an Office after a year while waiting my citizenship to come in which is next year too 😇
how long can you apply for citizenship after joining army reserves
Its crazy because ive watched almost all your videos and i joined the National guard as a 31B (Military Police) i also live in charlotte and stay around university area
National Gaurd 🇺🇸
I want to start a family but need some extra income and tuition assistance, is joining the reserves a smart move because I do not want to be away from my wife and child for long periods of time im fine with the one weekend a month
Tristen Moles Reserves or National Guard
talk too much crap , cant just get into what is important? such waste of time mate
Is gi bill only for college or university? I was wondering if I would be able to use it for a trade , im interested in dyno tuning lol
You should
super informative in me weighing National Guard vs. Army Reserves! thanks!
What is your rank when you join reserve since you most graduate
2 years later and this video is steel usefull for someone like me. Thks you guys for the comments...
I want to join but at 34years I have alredy so many things in my life, wife kids...and professional life so that I see that reserve then may be active gonna feet more my current state
Thinking about joining the reserves as well 👊
Much happier being a leader...don't be a control freak.
5:12 Easily is definitely a word lol
It's not as easy as it sounds to make a 18 minute video with all the info without tripping up even once
You mentioned getting to volunteer for deployment; do you get to choose a combat pump vs a training deployment or is everything at the whim of the army?
I'm prior service Marines, looking into reserves (I'm a grunt) and hoping for a trip to Afghanistan...
In that case I’m not going because trumps in office 😂😂that’s ridiculous
lauren kinsey good
I’m stuck between Air Force Reserve and Army Reserve. Help??
Caylaa go army
@Matt Ward, I see you did this video in 2017. It is now March of 2019. You did not do your research correctly on the Army National Guard dude. The Army Component of the National Guard, and Air Force Component of the National Guard, is not only State controlled under title 32, U.S Code. But also Federal controlled under title 10 U.S. Code. The Air and Army Component of the National Guard has a dual mission. State and Federal mission, not just a State mission. Air and Army Guard Component Commander and Chief is the Governor of the State, title 32. And also Army and Air Guard Commander and Chief is the President of the United States, title 10. The President of the United States can mobilize or deploy Army and Air Force Guard units at a moment's notice. That's because the Army and Air Force Guard falls under the control of the Army and Air Force Departments on a Federal level title 10. And the Governor can mobilize Army and Air Guard units on a State level. Because of this dual mission conscript, Army and Air Guard Personnel can get State and Federal Military benefits. Where as You only get Federal benefits on the Army Federal side dude. The Army National Guard can get all the same benefits and incentives you get. Plus the Army National Guard makes up half of the Active Army's overall combat fighting force. The National Guard Air and Army are a fully integrated with the Active Army, and Active Air Force my dude. Doing full time missions on a federal level. Not just State missions my dude. And did you know that the Army National Guard has two Army Special Forces Groups. The 19th & 20th Special Forces Groups for the U.S. Army my dude. Army Guard Special Forces must meet the exact same standards to get the Green Beret. To be a SF Operator. And of course they do full time title 10 classified missions.
BassKat Basskat Guard is way better then the reserves by a long shot especially educational benefits
@@petergriffin1387 that depends, on a lot factors. So things like what State you are in, what MOS do you want, how much do you want to get promoted, do you want to go AGR, do you want the flexibility to move out of state, what component has better Bonuses at that time...etc
Rich B I agree 110 percent some states suck when it comes to benefits i forgot to mention that in some states the reserves are a lot better.
The army reserve you get promoted faster rather get stuck in the same rank in the national guard
I have so many things I want to do on the civilian side.. that's the main reason I joined the NG. and personality I really like my freedom..
Yepp, I just love my career choice and the reserves is, to me, the best of both of the worlds that I want to live in.
Similar in the way it operates but the reserve is federal and the guard is both state and federal, but mosty run by the state. Oh and the reserves has no Infantry
Only crappy thing about the reserves is that they have very few combat arms MOS's
Took me 10 years to get my degree. Oh, I had a social life, but I don't drink, or party like others. and I was married. I went through OCS. Make your own decisions, ha ha ha, you know better now don't you? Since this is 3 years old, I'm sure you know better now. Someone gave you a load of crap when it comes to Res and NG. Options for the NG are far greater in the NG than I ever had in Active or Res. The state has many positions that can be temporary for the state and or activated Res (actual position that are Army Res). Of course there are positions that are Active NG as well. Now there are positions that are Active Federal and others that are Active State so, what you were told in this collection of information was totally erroneous. I'm going to look into your current videos and see how much information you have collected to find out that what you were told back in 2017.
I dont agree with Obama on a damn thing
Shawn Naylor Obama was a big part of the reason I got out of the Army in 2011. I completely agree with you.
I planned on being in us army reserves so I can be a pediatrician at the future. the main problem is that my grandmother will freak out.
I finished my 3rd year in college and I have 3 quarters left till my Bachelors in Health Science. I wanted to finish one quarter (August-December) and go to active duty in Army in Jan because my recruiter said that I can finish my remaining two quarters while in active duty and come back in June and still walk the stage for my degree. It's only 2 quarters which will be left and I have no problem with not having a social life because my school comes first. I decided to do active duty because I want to know what's it's like to actually be a E-3 recruit. I think I will respect myself more if I actually go through training like everyone else. Not to disrespect you or anything, but I think I will respect myself more if I actually go through training like others. On the other hand, you are absolutely right. I don't like others bossing me around or yelling at me. I'm also a great leader and have the potential. So, it is a struggle but the con with the reserves is that you don't get to travel. It's only about 2 months of basic training, it really shouldn't be bad because from watching all your other videos, I am in good shape physically and mentally, I have no strings attached back home expect for my immediate family. Thank you for your videos though
+Shayal Singh That's a great plan but send me a PM talking more specifically about how you want to finish school? I don't wanna respond without all the info, if you want to anyways. But yeah since I enlisted for a few years before trying to be an officer I am definitely respected more than others who will have not gone to BCT and AIT. I think it's really good because BCT gives you such a different perspective on the military than anything. In my opinion some Cadets or even 2nd Lts don't understand the respect that certain ranks deserve and they take it for granted. But that's just my opinion haha
Ummm with reserves you do have to travel if they want you to go to Iraq you have to it’s in your contract. Whether active or reservists you still deploy!!
I plan to join the reserve in another year hopefully and my plans of joining are for different reason but their are reasons
You have no idea how much this video just helped me.. I really appreciate it!! I was between the 2, active and reserve.. I work for the postal service already and many were wondering why I would leave this job for active when I could just go Reserve and continue.. and I agree.. i also want to get into other things out side of work... but thanks!
So which did you choose? I’m in the same situation. I’m not full time with the USPS though
Currently debating whether or not i want to do active duty or reserves. I'm not in college or anything right now, so I kind of want to go active duty.
Your one of my favs because your straight up with the shut
Damn your a recruiters worst nightmare lol
Lol
Im getting my certificate in manufacturing mid may then I’ll be deployed may 28th im going active duty because right now civilian life is not too good for me also i feel as if i need to better myself and i think the army will do that for me
If anyone is in the Army IRR in Texas, I can show them what their options are in the Reserves. I'm a Career Counselor.