🪖 GUARD 101
The National Guard allows you to serve while still doing these things in your civilian life.
What are going to school and/or working a civilian job?
This test helps determine which Army jobs you may qualify for.
What is the ASVAB?
These three letters are the Army’s term for your military job.
What is MOS?
Soldiers receive this for attending their required National Guard training.
What is military/drill pay?
Your recruiter has served in the Army National Guard for this many years.
What is 9 years?
National Guard service is commonly described as this many weekends per month, plus annual training.
What is one weekend a month?
This is where applicants go through medical screening and enlistment processing.
What is MEPS?
MOS stands for this
What is Military Occupational Specialty?
According to the presentation, Federal Tuition Assistance can pay up to this amount per credit hour.
What is $250 per credit hour?
Before becoming a recruiter, your presenter’s MOS was this.
What is 13B — Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember?
Unlike the Army Reserve, the National Guard can serve under both of these types of missions.
What are state and federal missions?
Before shipping to Basic Training, Guard recruits attend this program while waiting to leave for training
What is RSP (Recruit Sustainment Program)?
This training comes after Basic Training and teaches you how to perform your specific Army job.
What is AIT (Advanced Individual Training)?
According to the presentation, Federal Tuition Assistance can provide up to this amount per fiscal year.
What is $4,000?
Your presenter has served in these two states during her National Guard career.
What are Washington and California?
Wildfires and floods are two examples of missions where the California National Guard may be called to do this.
What is ESAD (Emergency State Active Duty)
Fitness, marksmanship, first aid, land navigation, field training, and teamwork are all taught during this approximately 10-week experience.
What is Basic Combat Training / Basic Training?
Medical, Cyber/IT, Aviation, Intelligence, Mechanics and Law Enforcement are examples of these.
What are Army career fields?
This education benefit can provide eligible Guard members with a monthly payment while attending school.
What is the GI Bill?
This California National Guard mission works alongside law-enforcement agencies in support of counter-drug operations.
What is the Counter Drug Task Force?
This California National Guard program uses military personnel to support wildfire response and prevention.
What is Task Force Rattlesnake?
Put these four steps in the correct order: Enlist, ASVAB, Choose a Job, MEPS.
What is ASVAB → MEPS → Choose a Job → Enlist?
True or false: Once you choose an MOS, that is the only type of work or mission you can ever perform in the National Guard.
What is FALSE?
Name three benefits from the presentation other than tuition assistance or enlistment bonuses.
Any three of: VA Home Loan, TRICARE, college credit/JST, retirement, citizenship resources, military discounts, GI Bill benefits.
Your presenter showed you that her career went from 13B Field Artillery to recruiting. What larger point about Guard careers was she demonstrating?
What is your MOS doesn’t have to be the only thing you ever do / there are opportunities beyond your primary MOS?