enlisted to officer

ameddrep · Mar 11, 2009

The first step would be to contact your local AMEDD recruiter. Ensure it is actually an AMEDD Recruiter. They will get the process started for you buy giving you a chacklist of necessary documents (i.e. Resume, transcripts, etc...) and an application. Once all the documentation is done as well as the physical (If your enlisted one is more than 2 years old), your application will go to a board panel to determine whether or not to commission you. The process is pretty easy just a little time consuming (typically 30-90 days). The longest part of the process is getting a conditional release from your Reserve unit to transfer you to an Officer position. I hope this helps you.

NursePamela · Mar 11, 2009

if you are enlisted in the reserves/guard or wherever, and you are deployed and are unable to go to school due to the deployment..... are you ok with that?

Cursed Irishman · Mar 11, 2009

If you are interested in being enlisted first, the ng has a program called college first, where you are in a non-deployable status for 2 years following completion of AIT as long as you are going to school full time. Depending on how far along you are, this will buy time to complete your degree.

Also, most states have their own OCS abilities in the guard, should decide you don't want to branch ANC.

ameddrep · Mar 11, 2009

I believe the program "college first" works under normal circumstances, however I have a friend that was in that program and was deployed anyway (once to Iraq and once local - still could not attend college even though they were local due to military committment). He was told that the it was based on the needs of the Army as well as that of the State AG office. And here, the National Guard is activated more often than not, whereas the USAR units have not deployed much at all. I would suggest meeting with the unit commanders of the units before enlisting and asking them the hard questions. Interview them (USAR or NG) before applying for the job. If they will not do this than it probably is not worth getting into that unit anyway. Also, as previously asked.. how far into your program are you and how long till you finish?

Cursed Irishman · Mar 11, 2009

I imagine given the op tempo in Louisiana, you're quite right. 256 has been and is still over tasked.

ameddrep · Mar 11, 2009

I guess the right answer to hoplinger's question would be.. getting a release from enlisted to officer would have to be determined by who is looking at it and the state of affairs at that time. Currently NG Policy requires the state Ajutant General to approve the conditional release and USAR policy is that if it is enlisted to officer still in the reserves requires a Battalion Commander and if going usar enlisted to regular army officer it takes the first general officer in the chain of command. Also I believe both components require either 18 or 24 months on duty before you can request a release. So again it remains to be said, how long till you graduate from nursing school? and are you looking to the reserves to give you tuition assistance to pay for your nursing school? because if you are currently in nursing school the incentive when you grad is currently 50k - 115K in student loan repayment.

hoplinger · Mar 12, 2009

Thank you for your replies.

The college first program does not apply to me because I am prior service Coast Guard (4yrs) At least that is what the recruiter explained to me. I have two years left of nursing school, and one semester until I start the core nursing curriculum which is when I could apply to AMEDD.

ameddrep · Mar 12, 2009

If you are looking at full time army afterwards. You could start your process now and it would be done when you finish the semester and be available for the ANCP program. Good Luck!