Answer: Non-prior service applicants may use the ONGSP right after enlisting if there is a 90-day or more window from their enlistment date and their basic training date; or 90-day or more window between their basic training completion date and MOS/AFSC start date; or anytime, after completing Basic Training-MOS/AFSC, during their six (6) year enlistment. The Initial Application should be completed and received by the ONGSP Office before the applicant attends Basic Training/AIT. See similar questions...

Absolutely. Your Guard service is only part time—just one weekend per month, and one two-week period each year. Not only can you attend college full time while you serve, you can even have another part-time job, if you choose to. The Guard leaves you plenty of time for the rest of your life, while providing the financial means to enjoy that life. See similar questions...

The benefits of service in the Guard include financial rewards, career training, character development, leadership skills and a solid foundation of confidence, capability and courage that will remain with and guide every Soldier throughout their military and civilian life. See similar questions...

We have a community mission; we strongly believe in assisting and giving back to our communities. We serve as mentors and tutors in local schools, as volunteers in community projects and as liaisons between the military and civilian worlds. Our educational benefits are different. Both the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserves are eligible for the Montgomery GI Bill, but only the Ohio Air National Guard offers a 100% tuition grant to any state supported college or university. See similar questions...

In comparison, for all the benefits you receive with membership, the Ohio Air National Guard requires very little time commitment. After basic training and a technical school, you will be required to perform a unit training assembly (UTA) one weekend a month and 15 days of annual training. See similar questions...

This option which entitles you to serve in the Ohio Air National Guard for six years and then in the inactive Ohio Air National Guard for two years (while in the inactive Ohio Air National Guard, you do not have to attend drills or annual training; but you may be called to serve in a national emergency). It is important to note that in order to receive education benefits you must enlist with the "6 & 2" option. See similar questions...

Different career fields have different qualifications and your recruiter can better match your skills with the career field you're best suited for and interested in. See similar questions...

Every candidate must also receive the minimum qualifying score on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery exam or ASVAB for short. Your individual ASVAB score will also determine which career field you're qualified for. See similar questions...

Your enlistment with the Ohio Air National Guard should not affect your civilian employment. There are federal laws in place which prevent employers from terminating an employee because they are a member of the National Guard. In addition, if you are ever called to active service, your employer is required by law to allow you to return to the same job you had when you left. The Ohio Air National Guard can assist you if you are having a problem with your employer. See similar questions...

Besides offering a 100% tuition grant, the Montgomery GI Bill, leadership and career training, the Ohio Air National Guard also offers: See similar questions...

Most of our units deploy annually for their 15 days of active training. Training sites have included locations all over the United States and Europe. As a member of the Ohio Air National Guard you will have the chance to deploy with your unit during these annual missions. The opportunity to travel space available is also a great benefit of the Ohio Air National Guard membership. You can travel free within the United States when there are vacant spaces on a flight. See similar questions...

The actual compensation plan provides a new design that is based on the market which will result in a realignment of salary budget dollars. What that means is that this plan does not change the yearly university decision about the size of the salary budget. It does provide different criteria to consider the allocation of those dollars; immediately in the new market-based structure, and in the future in the new performance management system. See similar questions...

You should start planning your scholarship at least nine months prior to your intended award date. If you want to schedule your scholarship to coincide with the academic year, you should start planning between August and November for the following fall semester. This allows you to launch your program in the spring, and announce awards prior to the school year. See similar questions...

Our mission makes us different. Unlike the other Armed Forces branches, we have a dual mission, meaning we answer to both state and federal governments. So Guard Soldiers can be deployed by either the governor of their resident state or the president of the United States, depending on where they are needed most. Yes. Because of the National Guard's dual state-federal mission, Guard members can be mobilized to protect and defend America in battle domestically or overseas. See similar questions...

It's our dual mission that makes us different. Unlike the other Armed Forces branches, we’re under the jurisdiction of both state and federal governments, so Guard Soldiers can be deployed by either the governor of their resident state, or the president of the United States, depending on where they are needed most. See similar questions...

Possibly. Our financial assistance packages and Education Support Center help prepare you for college—from providing funds to prepping you for entrance exams—so that when you’re ready to apply, you’re organized, your head’s in the right space and the funding is in the bank. With that kind of support behind you, everything in life gets better—including your education options. See similar questions...

In two major ways: getting promotions and activating retirement benefits. Whatever military division you served in previously, your accrued time carries over into the Guard toward your overall military career. In addition, by joining the Guard, you continue earning points toward activating your retirement benefits. Your Montgomery G.I. Bill will also be extended upon enlistment. See similar questions...

Along with your monthly paycheck, we offer financing and administrative support for your higher education, retirement benefits, cash incentives, special bonuses, an Education Support Center to help with school administrative matters, free space-available travel on military aircraft, a possible enlistment bonus and much more. Click here for details. See similar questions...

All religions and belief systems are welcome in the Guard. To serve as a Guard chaplain, your faith group must have a federally recognized endorsing agency that can issue an ecclesiastical endorsement for you. Typically, you will work with Soldiers from your own faith. See similar questions...