More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U. SMP Video. Senior Military Science Instructor: Mr. Dustin McClure mcclur13 nsuok. However, you also have the option of serving full-time or part-time in the Army Reserves or Army National Guard. Participation in SMP allows you to:. Joining ROTC adds more benefits:. You need to complete one year of college before applying for the SMP, making you eligible at the beginning of the sophomore year.
Prospective cadets with prior military experience may simply be assigned to a unit. New Basic Training graduates are assigned to a local National Guard or Reserve unit upon completion of training. Upon commissioning, any enlistment contract is nullified, and you may start your career as an Army officer and serve either full-time on Active Duty, or part-time as an officer in the Army Reserves or National Guard.
You are not limited to any particular MOS because of your former training, nor are you locked into or out of any commissioning options. The following forms are also necessary for SMP participation:.
Participation in the SMP is mandatory. Cadets must be willing to enlist in the USAR for no less than eight years to be eligible. If currently enlisted, there must be a minimum of four years remaining on their enlistment contract. Armed Forces for any reason listed in this paragraph Unsatisfactory Participation , a waiver may not be submitted until a 6-month waiting period has elapsed since applicant was separated or discharged.
Credits will be accepted from any institution accredited by one of the accrediting organizations recognized by the U. Department of Education. Credits earned through testing for example, College Level Examination Program CLEP , adult education, assessment, military training, and high school equivalency preparation are not applicable.
Verification is required and must indicate the expected graduation or completion date. Failed Exit Exam IAW AR Para , An applicant, who completed all the necessary credits for graduation but did not pass the State mandated exit examination s , must be at least 6 months beyond their high school completion date, must have a letter from a school official verifying that they met all the high school graduation requirements but failed the exit examination s , and did not receive a high school diploma.
An official or certified school transcript or letter may be used for enlistment into the ARNG. The transcripts must indicate that the individual did graduate. The letter must state that the individual met all requirements for graduation and was not issued a diploma, along with the reason why and give an approximate date the diploma will be issued.
A diploma or transcript must be included in the enlistment packet prior to the applicant shipping to training. The telephonic or email verification for ARNG enlistment must include name of applicant, date of birth, name of school, school address, school phone number, date of graduation, name and title of individual providing verification, and the name and title of individual conducting verification. AR Para Bar to Reenlistment A waiver is required for any applicant who is separated or discharged from the RA, ARNG, or AR with a field bar to reenlistment issued per AR or NGR , or who was denied extension or reenlistment by any other component of the Armed Forces at time of last separation or discharge.
AR Para c. AR Para b. Army or a RE-4 or equivalent from another service, applicant is ineligible to enter the ARNG waivers are not authorized. If an applicant received an RE-4 or its equivalent from another service that would have been ruled an RE-3 by the U.
Army, treat the code as an RE Questionable cases are to be sent to ASO for suitability review. AR Para a If an applicant claims to have a charge of minor nontraffic or higher offense, then police record checks using DD Form will be run for the city, county, and state where the applicant has lived, worked, and attended school for the past 3 years.
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