South Carolina Army National Guard

I am an American Soldier.
I am a Warrior and a member of a team
I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values.
I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills.
I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.
TRAINING
In the South Carolina Army National Guard you can receive training and experience in the job field that you qualify for and choose. We offer training in the medical field, law enforcement, mechanics, electronics repair, computers, helicopter repair, pilots and construction fields. No experience is required and we will train you in the career field you request. No matter what career you go into you will learn values such Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage. Starting in Basic Combat Training you will learn how to be a leader for tomorrows future. The training you receive while in the Army National Guard will help you be more successful in your future no matter what civilian career your life brings to you.
EDUCATION
College is very expensive these days. In the Army National Guard not only do you get some training and experience we help pay for college. ICOLLEGE FIRST PROGRAM gives you 2 years of non-deployment after you complete your training. You also receive an additonal $150.00 a month in GI Bill Kicker. if you train one weekend a month and two weeks a year we can help pay for college if not all of it. You will receive $4,500 a year in Federal Tuition Assistance which is paid directly to the school you go to. When you are trained in you career field you will then receive $297.00 a month while you're a full time student or pro-rated if you go to school part time. You can receive up to 36 months of GI Bill money which is paid directly to you in direct deposit. You can also receive an additional $200 a month in GI Bill Kicker if you score over a 50 on the ASVAB test and go into certain critical careers. The Kicker is a direct deposit into your bank account also. The GI Bill and Kicker does not cost you a dime, as it does if you active duty. It is free to you once you complete all your training.
If you are a current college student or have attended college and have student loans that are not delinquent The Army National Guard will pay back up to $20,000.
South Carolina will offer State Tuition Assistance (TA) to members of the SC National Guard starting the 2007-2008 academic year. The state TA is an additional incentive offered to SC Guard members to help pay for educational expenses along with federal TA, GI Bill and GI Bill Kicker. Contact your local South Carolina Army National Guard recruiter for more information.“In South Carolina, Gov. Mark Sanford last month signed into law a bill that will offer members of the National Guard free tuition at state-supported colleges and universities and some private institutions. Another bill that would provide tuition assistance for full-time military veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan was introduced and is expected to go forward next year. The state also offers free tuition to the children of veterans who were killed, wounded or are missing in action. The new National Guard tuition program pays all tuition and fees up to $18,000. The Legislature appropriated $1.3 million for tuition grants for that program and another $1.7 million for a program that pays student loans for Guard members.” USA Today. (2007). States all over the map on tuition aid. Retrieved July 21, 2007, from http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-07-10-gi-bill-st ates_N.htm
Check out the bill at http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/bills/3434.htm
ADVENTURE
Whether it's in the aftermath of floods, fires, tornados or civil disturbances, it's the Army National Guard to the rescue, saving lives, restoring order, and rebuilding neighborhoods. When state governors call up the guard, they know they can count on them to be ready and trained to get the job done.
The Army National Guard is based in America's hometowns. Often, you can even serve in your own community, and alongside your neighbors, friends and coworkers. With more than 3,200 locations across the U.S., Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the odds are good that there is a guard unit in, or near, your hometown or wherever you go to school.
Join the proud Guard tradition. Become a hero. In the Army National Guard, You Can.
MONEY
On top of the training you receive and the money to pay for your college the Army National Guard has more monetary benefits for your. You can receive up to $20,000 in enlistment bonus.If have served your country before in any branch of service you can get a $15,000 bonus for a six year enlistment. You can enlist into your original MOS or reclass into anohter MOS and receive the bonus. If you reclass you must get MOS qualified with in 24 months to get the bonus. The bonus is paid after you attend your first weekend drill.
If you have not served your country before you can get up to a $20,000 bonus for a six year enlistment. We have 30 MOS's that qualify for the $20,000 bonus. The minimum bonus is $15,000 for enlistment into any other MOS. If you ship to basic training with in forty-five days you will receive another $5,000, upto max $20,000
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SERVICE
We have answered the call to defend America in every war. From the War of Independence to Desert Storm, the citizen-soldiers of the Army National Guard have served with honor.
Today, we continue to play a key role, in concert with the nation's active forces, in the defense of American interests around the world. Whether guarding our country's interests in Haiti, the Middle East, Bosnia, or Kosovo, the Army National Guard is "always ready, always there."
Guard members are ordinary people doing extraordinary things because we love our country.
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GUARD RECRUITING ASSISTANT PROGRAM
To maintain today's readiness and strength requirements while preparing for tomorrow's challenges, the Guard Recruiting Assistance Program promotes strength from within by recognizing and rewarding those who help the ARNG achieve its goals.
Guard Recruiting Assistants can earn additional income assisting ARNG recruiting efforts by identifying well-qualified men and women for service in the ARNG. RAs earn $2,000 for each new recruit who enlists and reports to Basic Training or for each prior service member who affiliates with a unit for four months.
Guard Recruiting Assistants are embedded in their respective communities and are uniquely positioned to identify potential Soldiers in the people they already know. It's the effective way to promote strength from within.
Upon enlistment, the RA will receive an initial payment of $1,000, with a second $1,000 payment upon successful shipment of a NPS to Basic Training. As for a PS recruit, the RA will receive the initial payment of $1,000 upon enlisting in the Army National Guard with SIDPRS and ARISS having been updated, and the second $1,000 payment upon successful drilling of 120 days in their unit. Note: exact payment timelines vary depending upon prior service/non-prior status and availability of training seats.
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