Does this sound like you?

• You're a graduating high school senior or recent graduate...
• You want to go to college but you need money...
• You want to serve your community and your country...
• You've considered joining the Army National Guard, and you want to complete your first two years of college before possible mobilization/deployment...

If you answered "yes" to these questions, then the Army National Guard's College First Program is for you!!

The Army National Guard College First program is a new enlistment option which makes it possible to achieve your college goals while serving. This enlistment option provides qualified high school graduates and graduating seniors, with no prior military service, the opportunity to complete up to two years of full-time schooling, with no federal mobilization/deployment, while serving part-time in the Army National Guard.

1. Up to two years of non-deployment following completion of Initial Active Duty Training (IADT, which is where you learn the skills required for the military job, or MOS, you select when you enlist)


2. Up to a $20,000 Enlistment Bonus


3. Basic Educational assistance of $297 per month - Montgomery G.I. Bill-Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR)


4. Additional Educational assistance of $350 per month with the MGIB-SR Kicker (the Kicker is in addition to the MGIB-SR, and is available to those enlisting in a critical MOS and assigned to a qualified unit)


5. 100% College Tuition Assistance, up to $4,500 a year


6. Up to 100% State Tuition Assistance

How do I know if I am eligibile?

You are eligible for the College First enlistment program if...

• You are a non-prior service high school graduate or graduating high school senior
• You score 50 or higher on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
• You agree to complete Advanced Individual Training (job training) immediately following Basic Training (Note: the Split Training option is not authorized for College First enlistments)
• You are accepted at a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education within 90 days of completion of Advanced Individual Training (AIT) and remain a full-time student in good standing for the duration of their non-deployment period
• You join an Army National Guard unit in a State or Territory participating in the College First Program
• You meet all other applicable enlistment criteria as required - your local recruiter can answer your questions

Contact us to learn more about all the valuable educational opportunities, and all the other excellent benefits in the Army National Guard.

Read the official Strength Maintenance Operations Message 06-138 dated 03 May 2006 regarding the College First Program.