on 3/28/2008
Do yourself a favor, do some research before you go. The best book I can recommend is the Ultimate Basic Training Guidebook (www.UltimateBasicTraining.com)
on 3/10/2006
Remember that you will have to sign an obligation contract with your enlistment contract, which will require you to report to any call up, even if you are in an inactive role. The military currently has an 8 year obligation. I enlisted Active Duty Army in 1998, spent almost four of my first five years deployed in combat roles, then went into the Army Reserve. I am now wanting to go inactive, but still have until November until my obligation is up, even though my initial Active Duty contract was up in 2004, and my Army Reserve contract expired in 2005. Just be careful about what you are committing yourself to.
on 11/22/2005
Expect the recruiter to make an effort to sway you over to the active duty side when you first talk with them. You'll probably hear the question "Why not active?" as well as hear them list the benefits of active duty besides the benefits of joining the reserves. Then they'll ask you which one sounds better. Stick to your guns and firmly state your reasons for wanting to go to the reserves. One thing you might tell them is that you know you can go from reserves to active if you change your mind later, but it doesn't work so well the other way around.
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jspinx said
on 3/28/2008 Do yourself a favor, do some research before you go. The best book I can recommend is the Ultimate Basic Training Guidebook (www.UltimateBasicTraining.com)
Anonymous said
on 3/10/2006 Remember that you will have to sign an obligation contract with your enlistment contract, which will require you to report to any call up, even if you are in an inactive role. The military currently has an 8 year obligation. I enlisted Active Duty Army in 1998, spent almost four of my first five years deployed in combat roles, then went into the Army Reserve. I am now wanting to go inactive, but still have until November until my obligation is up, even though my initial Active Duty contract was up in 2004, and my Army Reserve contract expired in 2005. Just be careful about what you are committing yourself to.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Expect the recruiter to make an effort to sway you over to the active duty side when you first talk with them. You'll probably hear the question "Why not active?" as well as hear them list the benefits of active duty besides the benefits of joining the reserves. Then they'll ask you which one sounds better. Stick to your guns and firmly state your reasons for wanting to go to the reserves. One thing you might tell them is that you know you can go from reserves to active if you change your mind later, but it doesn't work so well the other way around.