Army National Guard Pay (In Depth) 

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For real, are you his mom! Wow

You must be proud of him :)

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She is my Mom and she is very supportive! 😁

This is what I would recommend. Save as much as you can during BCT/AIT and go to college online, take courses that will help you with your RU-vid channel that are easy, so you can get the extra GI Bill money. I don’t know what your monthly expenses are so I can’t say for sure if you can survive off the monies you get from the Guard. If you save a reasonable amount from BCT/AIT, that alone will get you by for awhile. Then your drill pay will obviously help as well.

that sounds like the perfect combination (school and National Guard)...you'll benefit from both for the rest of your life.

No problem! If I can further assist just let me know!

Your pay with the added BAH will definitely afford you the opportunity to be financially stable enough to have your own place. I’d recommend looking at jobs with bonuses as well!

Understandable what you are saying about the pay, but I think what the military makes up for in the lesser pay is all the benefits that are given such as BAH, GI Bill, Bonuses, outstanding Health Insurance, etc... and I think one of the best things about it the job security. Hard to get out once you're in lol. You are LOCKED IN for a good while! :P I compare this to a retail or fast food job where you can be easily replaced next week!

You either need to be married and/or have children to get full BAH. If you have neither, but you live on your own, have a lease in your name, and a utility bill, you can still receive BAH, it's just less. Here is an example of the difference in amount between the two for an E3 (based on my zip code). A E3 with dependents will receive $1,605 a month for BAH. A E3 without dependents (who has a lease in their name and a utility bill) will receive $1,293 a month for BAH. You receive less because you don't need as much space since you're single. Does that answer your question?

@@SFCBEITZ Yes thank you. I’ve been looking for that answer everywhere. I’m married and I wan to join the US army National Guard but I’ve been worried of leaving my wife with the rent all the bills that I cover. So I’ll get my BAH + the regular pay?

Glad it was helpful!

I’m glad it helped! I probably have other videos on my channel that’ll be helpful to you as well!

@@SFCBEITZ yes I saw them very great videos I am a subscriber as well thank you for everything

Thanks fam. If you need anything on your journey, I check my comments frequently, just hit me up!

@@SFCBEITZ thank you sir much appreciated I’m going too take my test tomorrow weather permitting it’s suppose too snow in nj and Philly but regardless I am taking my test soon I feel confident in taking it having a little bit of a hard time with math cause it’s been a long time since I did that sort of math

My best advice for the test with knowing you only having a day beforehand: if you don’t know an answer, try to eliminate any answers possible that you know mathematically don’t work or aren’t close to what you came up with. Get a good night sleep tonight, maybe drink a little extra water so you’re hydrated for the test. Normally your instinct is right when answering questions so try not to second guess yourself. Use all the allotted time you have for each section and if you have time leftover, you could go back to the questions you struggled with. Don’t spend too much time on one question but absolutely DO NOT leave any questions blank/unanswered.

Appreciate that brother! New video dropping tonight!

It will be mandatory for you to leave for Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual training so that you become a fully qualified and trained soldier. After that, you will just work 1 weekend a month and once a year you will work for approximately 2 weeks. If you are a single parent with 2 children, you will require a dependency waiver and a family care plan. The Army won't allow you to enlist unless you complete these waivers because they want to be certain your children will be taken care of while you are away. If you decide to join, it will benefit your family for a lifetime.

@@SFCBEITZ thank you so much sir it helps me a lot i scheduled an appointment on Monday will see if i will be qualified, wish me luck 🙏🏻hopefully my 2 and a half yrs in College credit will also Help for Additional rank if possible.. Thank you so much 🫡🫡

What do you mean you are lost on National Guard? Regular Army is Active Duty, yes...but the National Guard has Active Guard Reserve (AGR) which is Active Duty as well, it's just hard to get one of those AGR positions.

Hey Nicole, below is the info you requested based on being a married E3. Note, this is with the updated 2023 pay scale and considering it will be year one of your enlistment! Also, I have a newer National Guard pay video for 2023, link below! Drill pay (2 day drill): $284 Annual Training (2 weeks): $996 Active Duty (1 month): $2,136 BAH for your zip code is: $3456 ________________________________________ Your monthly pay at BCT & AIT: $5,592 (that is your monthly pay and your BAH combined) Link to latest NG pay video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2cgW5OlgsPM.html

If you go to the National Guard website right now, it'll show you an E1 with at least one year of service makes $255.68. However, that is before taxes. Also, your buddy might have opted for life insurance and if they did, money will get taken out for that as well. $170 sounds like he opted for life insurance too...but the life insurance pays 6 figures so it's a good thing to have, especially if you have a family

You keep 100% of your BAH! So for me, I was renting a friends house and he was only making me pay the mortgage which was $738 but I was getting $1900!

@@SFCBEITZ so how much does a new infantry 2lt in national guard make a mouth

2LT pay (1st year): Drill Pay (2 days): $438 Annual Training pay (2 weeks): $1,534 Active Duty pay (monthly): $3,287 If you are married or have children, you will also receive BAH on top of your normal monthly pay while on Active Duty…or you might actually get it regardless since you will be an officer. I’ll get an answer on that if you want to know.

@@SFCBEITZ what does annual training mean

Every year as a Guard soldier, you do annual training. It’s approximately 2 weeks long, and you’re doing your specific job and working with your battle buddies; you’re training to ensure proficiency amongst you and your comrades; this training could be in your state, it could be in Alaska, Korea, Europe, or anywhere in the world. They determine where your training will be using a lot of different factors like; your MOS, most relevant training environments, opportunities available at that time, etc. So again, Annual Training, also know as “AT”, is approximately 2 weeks of training every year conducted so that you have more time doing your job with your comrades than just your normal 2 days a month. Does that make sense?

In the Guard you only get BAH while at Basic Training, Advanced Training, and any other time you’re on orders for 30 days or longer

It’s a very easy process, I have done it 3 times. Here’s a video I made on it: How to Transfer States (National Guard) ru-vid.com_wkiKeVMJxI?feature=share

I’m glad this video was helpful, I’ve probably got others that may be useful for you as well! So your pay is determined by your rank, not your job. Unless you have a degree or ROTC credits, you will likely come in as an E1. So if you watch that video and take note of what an E1 makes, that’s what you will make. Are you married or have children? If so, give me your zip code and I’ll get you a calculation of your monthly pay with BAH while at Basic and Advanced Training!

Yeah there’s probably some kind of issue. You’re in the RSP I assume? If so, contact your RSP NCO in the morning and get that sorted!

@@SFCBEITZ yes, I’m in the RSP, thank you for quick response

They might have taken life insurance out of your check or something. Do you have access to mypay yet? If not, hopefully they get you access to it while you’re in the RSP so you can look at your leave earnings statement (LES) which is like a pay stub.

@@SFCBEITZ I don’t have any access to my pay yet, should I bring this my first paycheck for the drill to the SSG in the RSP ? Because as I remember he said I should bring my first paycheck then the rest I will get in direct deposit.. or I might be mistaken don’t know how does it work

@@SFCBEITZ and you are right about life insurance it should 25$ a month, anyways other guys from the RSP they got 220$ or something I got less with the same rank..

To get BAH you have to be married, have dependents, or live on your own with the ability to provide a lease or rental agreement and utility bills under your own name. All jobs get paid the same, pay only changes depending upon rank and time in service.

Thanks for the questions - I’ve been getting questions similar to this a lot. I’m going to make a video on this topic but I’ll still answer you here. Yes, you can work for the Guard beyond just drill weekends and annual training. However, it’s not as simple as just volunteering and getting to do it. You have to volunteer and then orders have to be produced putting you on the additional work duties. They will only do that under special circumstances...but there’s a lot of special circumstances that come up. Whether that’s security for the Presidential Inauguration, being a logistical assistant, being a Recruiter assistant, or some other form of special work or operational support. Any time you are on orders for 30 days or more, you receive BAH. So, you won’t receive BAH for drill weekends because that’s typically only 2 days. However, there is a way to get BAH only working two days but it’s going to be hard to make it understandable outside of making a video. When you join the Guard, you get the GI Bill. If you work on full time orders for 180 days or more, you’re normal GI Bill is changed to the Post 9/11 GI Bill. If you have the Post 9/11 GI Bill and go to college full time, you’ll collect BAH and only work two days a month. I haven’t explained that in any of my videos yet because I know it’s complicated to understand.

I appreciate that! What is your zip code? I’ll get you your exact breakdown! When you return from AIT you can request to be put on orders through your unit for a range of different things. Orders mean, being put on additional duties beyond just drill. It’s not always a guarantee that they’ll have the availability to do that. I’ve been getting this question frequently so I’m going to make an in depth video. But shoot me your zip and I’ll get you your pay calculations!

@@SFCBEITZ My zip code is 91706. Thank you very much. I'll be a 35F with 40 ID @Los Alamitos. Wishing to do more odd duties or anything, much appreciated!🙏

Drill: $302 / Annual Training: $1,506 BCT/AIT Monthly Pay (with BAH): $5,269 👀

Great MOS by the way!

@@SFCBEITZ Thanks and hopefully do as much as possible beyond drill, thanks!

Only drill pay if you’re in the Guard or Reserve since you’re only working part time!

You get it at BCT/AIT and then any time you work more than 30 days or more. That could be at another military school down the road in your career, if you get put on orders to help your unit (this would be orders you volunteered for), if you get activated by the Governor to assist during a natural disaster, or if you get deployed overseas. Anytime you work for 30 days or more you’ll receive BAH. I worked full time for the National Guard so I got BAH the whole time I was in.

What is your zip code? An associates degree will allow you to enter as an E3. Once you send me your zip code I’ll get you your BAH amount!

@@SFCBEITZ 07018 & thank you for your quick response I really appreciate it

You must live in a nice area lol your BAH with no dependents is $2,661 as an E3. With dependents it's $3,546. I looked up BAH there for me as an E7, it would be $4,113! That is more than double of what I got for BAH in Chattanooga, TN lol

While you’re at BCT and AIT. Watch my Maximizing Pay in the Army National Guard video too!

I appreciate that brother! I have hundreds of videos on my list to make, everything from videos for new soldiers, to videos for vets, promotion videos, etc etc. I haven’t been able to upload as much lately because I moved out to the deep country and internet has been limited but I’m working on getting that fixed this week! I hope you’re subscribed! Thanks for your support!

What you need to do is turn your lease, and two other bills (ex: electric, phone, gas, cable) into your Recruiter or RSP NCO. You should be able to get BAH without dependents. So when you go into the BAH calculator it gives you 2 calculations, 1 with dependents and 1 without dependents. You’ll be looking at the calculation without dependents.

@@SFCBEITZ Thank you.

Anytime. Here’s a quick video I made showing how to use the BAH calculator just in case: ru-vid.com9JIJITFnNzc?feature=share

Then you get a Basic Housing Allowance on top of your base pay

Here’s a quick video I made that’ll help answer your question! What do National Guard soldiers actually do? ru-vid.commcgnRyXI8go?feature=share

You get paid on the 1st and 15th at BCT and AIT. You will get paid once a month after AIT for your one weekend a month drill.

Thanks brother, I appreciate you subscribing! Also, I can definitely answer your question with 100% accuracy. You can be a MP in the Army National Guard, then transition to a police officer on the civilian side or you can do them both simultaneously. When I was a Recruiter I probably enlisted 100 people as Military Police. I actually live a mile from the Military Police armory where I enlisted many of those soldiers. Something I learned quickly was that a lot of the MPs at the armory are civilian police officers as well. Since the National Guard is part time, you’re able to do them both. However, I’d recommend joining the Guard as an MP, going to Basic Training and then AIT (for MP 31B), getting some experience under your belt, then applying to become a police officer. After Basic and AIT, you’ll report to your Military Police unit. There you are likely to find out that a lot of the people you work with are police officers and they might be able to help you get hired on. I hope this helps and answers your question. Feel free to ask any other questions you have! Also, know that the Army Reserves and Army National Guard are different. I’d recommend joining the Army National Guard as there’s likely way more MP opportunities. I don’t even think there’s any MP positions in the Reserves in my state, so check the Army National Guard first!

@@SFCBEITZ hey thanks man! I surely will check out the guard I was confused on what better opportunities I had with either army reserves or the guard but you answered it anyways I really appreciate you’re time answering me good luck man stay to it!

You don’t accumulate too much leave (vacation pay) in the National Guard because you only work 2 days a month and 2 weeks once a year. You will accumulate vacation days any time you’re on Active Duty (Basic Training, Advanced Training, etc).

You need to link up with the other section immediately and get that squared away! You should have been receiving BAH (as long as you meet the requirements) on your first check and every check moving forward!

there is a possibility, but it won't be easy...talk to your Recruiter about the Minuteman Scholarship! This scholarship provides full tuition and fees or room and board ($10,000 per year) for up to four years at a public or private school. I have actually gotten 2 soldiers this scholarship. Also, ask your Recruiter about SMP - they will know what you mean when you say "SMP". It is the Simultaneous Membership Program. What I want you to do is, reach out to Sergeant First Class Swartz, he is a friend of mine and a Recruiter in NY. He is one of the best Recruiters in the nation, in my opinion. Find him on Insta @TeamSwartz or here is a link to his RU-vid channel: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WFCNW1DUMbE.html Tell him SFC Beitz told you to reach out to him for assistance!

Yes!

Active Duty is when you’re on orders working more than 30+ days or more. Basic Training and Advanced training would be good examples…or if you get activated to go overseas, or having a mission stateside, or attend a military school 30 days or longer

Check out my maximizing pay video!

Like you said, only if you are active duty and on a jump status.

I believe before taxes. Watch this video that I recently posted with instruction on how to check your pay. Pay Raises - National Guard ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wvGrIwfBwi8.html

It means while you are at basic training, advanced training, deployment, or any time you are working on orders 30 days or longer

@@SFCBEITZ ty so much for explaining

Anytime!

That’s a really good question about BAH that I haven’t mentioned before! BAH gets directly deposited into your account along with your paycheck. They both are deposited together as one. On your Leave Earnings Statement (LES - which is like a paycheck stub) it’ll show your Base Pay, BAH, and whatever additional pays separately, so you can see how much each item was, but they’ll be added together and deposited into your account as one. I hope that helps and makes sense. After returning from BCT/AIT, you will return to the Recruit Sustainment Program for one last drill. At that drill a new representative from your new unit will come to your battle handoff ceremony. That’s where you’re transitioning out of the Recruit Sustainment Program into your actual unit/duty station. That representative will provide you a drill schedule that will give you your training dates for the whole year. You will work at minimum, 1 weekend a month, every month, and a 2 week duration once a year (normally in the summer time - it’s called annual training). If you have more questions or confused, just let me know!

So to clarify, you will receive your BAH into your bank account. Which is great because - let’s say your BAH is $1,200 but your rent is only $750. Whatever is left, you pocket that money…know one can see how you spend your money. All of your monies get deposited into your account and you use the money however you deem fit. I probably have a lot of other videos on my channel that’ll be helpful to you. Go to my videos and start scrolling down! Even some of the ones from 5-6 years ago are still relevant!

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@@SFCBEITZ need your help sfc beitz so I'm getting shipped soon and supposedly going in as a e3 instead of e-1 , what would my drill pay and monthly pay be thanks if you can help , and also going in a 09m

Yes, last time I checked a high school student with 4 years of ROTC gets to enlist as a E3, less than 4 years enlists as an E2!

@@SFCBEITZ I just enlisted a month or two ago and it is three years for e-3 and 2 years for e-2

@@SFCBEITZ I did Army JROTC 4 years, but never told the recruiter, so I started as an E1 not knowing my JROTC time had any effect on actual military rank. lol

Wow! That’s so unfortunate. How long have you been in now? You could probably turn your JROTC documents into your Readiness NCO and get promoted and possibly get backpay. It’d be worth a try at least. As a Recruiter, I created a take home packet for all my applicants to fill out. In that packet it asked, “Have you ever done JROTC”. It’s disappointing your Recruiter didn’t ask you. Are you Guard or Active Army or? Also, at the Recruit Sustainment Program, before I became the First Sergeant, I was Red Phase PSG. In Red Phase I would bring up JROTC and the ability to get promoted for that experience. Hit me back, maybe we can get your situation corrected if it’s not too late.

In the video below I break down maximizing your pay in the National Guard. To make $8,000 a month in the Guard would be tricky. I make close to the but I’m an E7 with almost 18 years of service. The higher your rank and the more time in service you have, the more you get paid. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WioYf5zlS9c.html

$1,942 per month as an E2 unless you have dependents, then you will receive BAH as well. If you’re married/have children, shoot me your zip code and I’ll get you your BAH amount too! This calculation is before taxes.

If you provide a lease and a utility bill, you should qualify for BAH without dependents.

Thanks you I appreciate it 👍

@@IPK_L3M3NT anytime - I’m always here for my people

Yes, most drill weekends won’t be on a base, they’ll be at a National Guard Armory; you’ll still receive your monthly check and GI Bill (if in college). Did that answer your question?

The “Drill Pay” portion in the slides are for those who are just part time.

You get paid for base pay during BCT and AIT in which the amount will depend on your rank. Afterwards, you no longer get paid base pay, but paid per drill.

No problem! You can reach out if you need any assistance on your journey!

@@SFCBEITZ thank you so much 🙏🏿.

I got you

What’s BMT? Do you mean BCT? The Guard and your school will work together well. Almost all schools understand soldiers have unique schedules and they work with the soldiers for two main reasons. 1. Soldiers have tuition assistance and other educational benefits so they know will get paid. 2. Most schools like the idea of having soldiers in their school because of patriotism and soldiers refer other soldiers = more money for them lol but over the years I’ve noticed more and more schools have become military friendly. I’ve sat down with many military liaisons at colleges and all have been willing to work with soldiers and their military schedules. I hope that helps! Just maintain good communication with your school and the military.

Here you go brother, this is where I go for calculations: www.nationalguard.com/pay/calculator

No problem! That's what I am here for! So, what most people do is, work for the National Guard one weekend a month, and then work a civilian job. That is what I would recommend, the National Guard will not prevent you from having a full time civilian job. Matter of fact, in your state, you will most likely have a representative who works for the Guard, and their job is to help Guard soldiers get a good job on the civilian side. When you do get a civilian job, you will want to provide them your National Guard schedule (your National Guard schedule will be for a whole year, so you will know the dates of your training for the whole year) and according to federal law (USERRA), your job must allow you to attend your military training without you being penalized. I could get really deep into this topic and maybe I should make a video on it. Let's say you deploy with the National Guard for a year. Your civilian job must keep your position for you to return to after the deployment, and if you would have received a promotion during that time, they would be required to promote you, and give you a pay raise, if that came with the promotion. Some jobs will even pay you while you are away at training or deployed. We call it double dipping, where you are getting paid by the National Guard and your civilian job. If you want to know more about the federal law I mentioned, Google "USERRA" and read about it. It's a great federal law for soldiers. Now, if you want to work for the National Guard full time, that's a possibility, but there is a process to getting that opportunity. You must earn it. I'm actually making a video about full time National Guard right now. I just took a break to respond to some comments. Did I answer you question?

@@SFCBEITZ You completely did! Thanks sir! This means that there's no BAH benefit in the future if I don't work with the NG eventually? P.S I'm married and live in Manhattan.

@@sammie1262 you will get BAH at basic combat training, advanced individual training, and any other time you are on orders for 30 days or more (training or deployment). BAH for Manhattan is $3,588 for zip code 10451, not sure what your zip code is but BAH is probably still close to that amount for any zip code in Manhattan.

@@SFCBEITZ Yes I know. My question is: Assuming I secure a job with NG after AIT, will I be entitled to BAH still?

@@sammie1262 Yes, if it's a full time job. If you're only doing one weekend a month, then no. Check out this video: Maximizing Pay - National Guard ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WioYf5zlS9c.html

Yes, I recently posted a video after this video called, "Maximizing Pay - National Guard". I elaborate on making more money in that video! You can volunteer to work more than just your two days a month. The Guard has full time positions called, Active Guard Reserve (AGR). These positions are Active Duty positions in the National Guard where you work full time just like you would in the Regular Army. The Guard also has other opportunities to work for extended periods of time know as Active Duty Special Work (ADSW) or Active Duty Operational Support (ADOS). The Guard puts you on full time orders to complete special missions or special projects. FYI: some reason RU-vid put your comment in the "likely spam" comments, which I rarely check, but just happened to today.

@@SFCBEITZ wow !thanks so much for the answers to my question I really appreciate that info. Hope your Chanel makes it big,

Anytime brother, thanks for your support!

Pay is the same, it’s based on rank, how much time you have in service, and how often you work…however, you work full time in the Regular Army and part time in the National Guard…so you get paid more in the Regular Army cus you’re working every day and National Guard you’re only working two days. When you go to basic training while in the National Guard, your pay is the same as Active Duty because you’re on Active Duty.

Watch this video! Maximizing Pay - National Guard ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WioYf5zlS9c.html

In the Guard you only work one weekend a month and 2 weeks out of the year, unless you’re activated or deployed. If you are activated, it could be for a week, a month, or several months, it depends upon the reason for the activation. If you’re deployed it’ll be for 6-12 months depending upon the mission.

Yep, you will receive BAH regardless if you are married!

I’m glad this video helped you! I’m sure I have plenty others that you’ll find useful as well. Below I am going to attach a video that talks about National Guard pay raises. In that video I give a tutorial on how to check your pay. Watch that video and use that tutorial! In the part of the video where I say, “most of you will click on enlisted”, YOU personally will click, “officer”. You’ll see what I mean when you watch the video. Pay Raises - National Guard ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wvGrIwfBwi8.html

If you just mean a video about OCS in general, I do plan to make a video on the topic in the future!

Yes, if you have dependents you shouldn’t need to provide proof of a lease or mortgage.

@@SFCBEITZ good to know. Thank you.

No problem, if you need anything else just hit me up!

@@SFCBEITZ I have no dependents, but i own a house. Should i bring a utility bill? Or am i screwed?

Yeah bring proof that you own a house and a utility bill, you’ll get BAH!

You should comment this on my giveaway video that is my most recent post!

In the giveaway video to win, I ask what videos I should do next. I think this video idea could be a winner. Please watch that video and comment this video suggestion.

Nice! Congrats! What’s your zip code? I didn’t discuss E4’s because only a small percent of people enlist as an E4! Are you using the Student Loan Repayment Program?

@Keneisha Hill - What series are you doing? I am enlisting as an E4 too with my Master's degree and going for 25B.

I don’t know too much about the Marine Reserves but I have enlisted a lot of Marines into the National Guard after they got out of the Marines. I’m sure it’ll still be exciting and beneficial for you bro!

@@SFCBEITZ my recruiter lied to me, I was a young 18 year old trying to get collage paid for and didn’t do my due diligence of my own research. Basically you need 6 months of active non pipeline training to qualify up to 60% of TA and then one year of active to get FULL TA benefits But i thank you for educating people much needed!

@@Wakeem.Creations well once you complete your contract you could always looking at switching over...I’m here man if there’s anything I can help with!

Yes!

If you are in the National Guard or Reserve, you won’t live on a Army base. Only Active Duty soldiers live on base. After BCT and AIT you will receive the drill pay, not the full base pay because you’re only working part time. At BCT/AIT you will get paid on the 1st and 15th. When you’re working one weekend a month, you’ll get paid once a month, about 7-10 days after the weekend you worked. Did that answer your question? Also, the next video I’m working on I think you’ll be interested in. It’s about pay raises in the National Guard. I should have it ready in the next 4-5 days.

@@SFCBEITZ Omg thank you so much! This definitely answered all my questions. I’ve watched so many videos and still was confused until I saw yours. Awesome videos new sub from me! Look forward to that next video as well.

You’re welcome, anytime! Thanks for your support!

I strongly encourage you to talk to a Recruiter asap. When I went to Infantry School, I had a 42 year old in my platoon and he had a degree too. The Army goes back and forth on the age limit but if you have a degree the Army will highly consider you even if you’re over the age requirement because you bring something more to the table (the degree). If you meet all other enlistment requirements, I can foresee you getting an age waiver authorized. Keep me posted! Don’t wait!

I’m not sure if I’m understanding your question correctly brother. In the Guard, you’ll get BAH during BCT, AIT, and any time you are on orders 30 days or longer. Orders basically means, activated to work. When you are drilling one weekend a month, you will not get BAH. When you do your two weeks of Annual Training, you’ll receive a partial BAH. Does that clarify? If not let me know brother and I can break it down another way. There is a way to get BAH while only working two days a month drilling but that’s a very complicated process that I don’t want to confuse anyone with. I will make a video about it at a later date!

Yes!

Thanks fam. You can potentially get BAH without dependents if you have a lease and bills (electric, gas, sewage, etc) in your name. Also, to earn more you could volunteer to work full time for your unit on temporary orders. You would need to talk to your Readiness NCO about doing this...but you need to be Jonny on the Spot during drills for your unit to consider giving you full time orders because those opportunities. It's not guaranteed that you'll get these orders, especially right away. If you stay consistently asking every drill, it will show the unit you're serious about it though. Add me on Instagram - SFCbeitz

Are you currently in? If so, what state? If not, I’d say study and retake the ASVAB. If you are in, what’s your PT score? What’s your MOS? Rank?

@@SFCBEITZ yes currently in, 35M E1 over 4 months less than 2 years in, I was going to attend an SFRE once my training pipeline finished up.

Complete BCT/AIT or wherever you are in the pipeline, at the highest level, then I’d probably retake the ASVAB. Since you don’t really have a military resume to speak for you yet, retaking the ASVAB would probably be the best answer. Take a couple months to study, then crush it. I know people, so keep me in the loop, I’ll help where I can. What state are you in?

For the Guard you will have to do active duty for basic and advanced training...other than that you’ll do your one weekend a month. You’ll just get your drill pay for drill. The annual training pay is for when you two weeks of training consecutively (which you only do once a year so you’ll only get the annual training pay once a year, after you do the annual training). If you go to college, you will get the drill pay, plus, the GI Bill pay every month. Does that answer your question?

Point Man yes sir thank you so much

If you go to the National Guard website, click the top right corner drop down, scroll down to benefits, and click on Guard Pay, that will give you the exact amount you will receive without BAH. You will have to select if you are enlisted or an officer, then click continue. Then enter your rank and how many years of service you have. I’ve linked the reference Im using below. Active Duty pay for an E3 with one year or less of service will make $2,043 per month. The only way you’d make 4k a month is if BAH was included and BAH was at least $1,957 per month.

www.nationalguard.com/pay/calculator

@@SFCBEITZ Thanks! Just realised I put a 'D' instead of a 'B' by accident lol

@@DracosTheGladiator lol I knew what you meant...any other questions just ask, I’m always checking comments!

Basic Training is about 10 weeks and your pay will be based on your rank and your marital/dependent status. If you are a E1 and have no children, are not married, and don’t have your on place that you own/rent, your pay will be $1,733 a month.

@@SFCBEITZ ok thanks

Anytime

The calculations are a bit off. You will receive the $259 x however many weekends you drill that specific year, $906 once for annual training, $1942 monthly x however many months you are at BCT and AIT or however many months you are on full time orders. If you are married you will get BAH monthly x however many months you are at BCT and AIT or however many months you are on full time orders.

You won’t get $1942x12 because you won’t be on active duty the whole year

@@SFCBEITZ ah thanks for explanation so i have a follow up what is considered active duty when u deploy on a mission or help in natural disaster, or a crowd controll riots?? If u are sitting on a base or u are with family i assume u are not active then? And what if a mission/deployment is only 1 week so u would only paid for 1 week? Also asume u are not active duty, and have family is this allowance independent of the duty status so u always get that ~$2000 for living expenses?

@@tomaszwida Yes, being on active duty would be Basic Training, Advanced Training, being activated for a natural disaster, crowd control, security for the presidential inauguration, deploying overseas, a training school, etc. Yes, if you're only activated for a week, you will get paid for that week. In the National Guard you won't be sitting on a base, you will only be on duty 2 days a month (the rest of the month you'll be at home or doing whatever you want to do), 2 weeks of annual training, and again, anytime you are activated for one of the above scenarios I mentioned. You only get a basic housing allowance when you are activated for full time duty. Now, if you are interested in full time military, you could join the Army and you will get paid full time and receive a basic housing allowance but that a whole different situation.

Pay is based on rank and marital status, not MOS. The only way you get extra pay for your MOS is if you’re a Recruiter and get Special Duty Assignment Pay or if you are on Jump Status, etc. The pay mentioned is your normal pay.

Excellent! Just waiting on approval? If you have any questions just let me know, I got you covered battle.

Thank you appreciate it! If you have time can you respond to my other comment? I didn’t realize I did to separate comments

Sorry I’m using the RU-vid studio app & it didn’t show the other comment. I just answered though! Let me know if you have any questions.

Combat MOS’s will always need their support elements so I would say it’s very unlikely. One of our biggest strengths is how our military is set up with different MOS branches which allows us to operate tactfully and strategically; if we start taking soldiers out of those branches and putting them on the front lines, we will lose our biggest strength. Also, we would be putting soldiers not trained for fighting in a bad situation, and I just can’t foresee that happening either.

@@SFCBEITZ Thanks for your reply. That clears some things up.

Anytime brother

100% for sure the National Guard because you receive both State and Federal college benefits (since you’re on a duel mission and work for both the State and Federal government).

@@SFCBEITZ thanks what does the gi bill mean can I use it for whatever and how to I get the bi bill do they automatically give it to you when you are in the reserves

@@taymasterjustin1492 you get the GI Bill for joining the National Guard. It’s a incentive for joining. You only get the money if you go to college while you’re in the Guard though. So, once you join, return from Basic Training and Advanced Training, you can enroll into college, the Guard will pay for your college tuition, plus, pay you the GI Bill every month and you’ll receive your drill pay each month too. The GI Bill and your drill pay gets directly deposited into your bank account so yes, you can use the money however you want. You could use the money on rent, car payment, food, video games, etc, literally however you want to use the money, that’s how you use it.

@@SFCBEITZ so thr GI BILL money is not what I would use to pay for school? Is for me to keep and they pay for college separately?

@@morieragaucho972 yes, that’s correct. You keep the GI Bill money and the Guard pays your tuition using monies allotted for tuition assistance!

You get active duty pay while at basic training and advanced training, and then paid monthly while drilling one weekend a month. After you drill you’ll get paid approximately 7-10 days later.

When you get a chance, watch this video I made about Maximizing your pay in the National Guard: Maximizing Pay - Army National Guard ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WioYf5zlS9c.html

lol Thanks brother! You’re welcome, lots more videos coming. Yes, deployments both overseas and nationwide are possible. The primary mission of the Guard is to assist during natural disasters when the Governor calls. However, the President can activate the Guard as well to deploy overseas. I have some Guard battle buddies deploying to Southwest Asia very soon.

@@SFCBEITZ I am thinking about it but deployment makes me kinda skeptical cuz I have 2 kids. Also, I was a linguist in Kandahar Air Field for more than 4 years. Oooh I am going to talk to a recruiter. thanks again

Yes, I have children as well so I completely understand your skepticism! Yeah, just sit down with a Recruiter, no obligation, and get your questions answered! Maybe schedule the ASVAB as well, just to see how you do and what job options you have. If you score over a 50 on the ASVAB, you might be able to get a $20,000 sign on bonus. I’ll be talking about that in my next video.

Thank you! Yes, here’s a couple additional pay videos! Pay Raises - National Guard ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wvGrIwfBwi8.html Maximizing Pay - National Guard ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WioYf5zlS9c.html

@@SFCBEITZ thank you! Very helpful!

How much time in service do you have? And what’s your zip code? I’ll let you know!

@@SFCBEITZ four years and 43026

Drill pay: $351 / Active Duty Pay: $3,949

The regulation says that you must enlist before 35th birthday…however, you could reach out to your local recruiter and ask if they’re doing “age waivers”. I’ve seen people enlist up to the age of 42 with age waivers. Every once in awhile these waivers are authorized. I’d reach out to a recruiter asap because recruiting numbers are low right now so the Army/National Guard have been making a lot of exceptions to policy.

@@SFCBEITZ I appreciate your positive response..🙏...I'm looking forward to more stuff on this channel...

I appreciate your support! I have a running list of videos I plan to make, I’ve probably added 30 videos to that list in the last 30 days, so the list has about 250 videos on it…and since there are regular policy changes, new programs that come out, new military schools, etc, this list will just continue to grow! But, there’s some big things coming to the channel in the next couple of months which I will reveal shortly in advance of them happening.

As long as you are married or have dependents you’ll get BAH. You’ll just have to provide a marriage certificate and/or your child(rens) birth certificate and social security card!

Watch my Maximizing Pay Video!

NTC sucks! When did you go last? Have you been to Fort Polk for their simulated training as well? Folk Polk was nuts

@@SFCBEITZ Last year. And yes, it does suck.

Yes, they will. If you have student loan debt, they’ll pay up to $50,000 back on that, plus, you can enter the Guard as an Officer making much higher pay than an Enlisted soldier.

send me your zip code and I'll get you your total pay!

73750

BT is at fort still

@@danielamaning5765 your BAH will be $1,116

When you enroll into college you work with a counselor and the National Guard education office and they get it started for you.

Badass bro! First, let me say that, your JROTC experience will help you a lot in the Guard. All my JROTC recruits were ahead of their peers. If you have at least 2 years JROTC you will come in as an E2! If you have any other questions, I’m always available.

@@SFCBEITZ thank you and it was only a year of it but I was going at promoted to captain because all the senior's were leaveing and the juniors had their heads up their own backsides

I got you! I just need your rank bro.

😁

Yes sir! It’s about 75% done! It’ll be uploaded in the next 48 hours.

New video posted brother

lol you have to provide a marriage certificate...I’ve literally seen people get married just to get BAH lol on one occasion a dude gave the girl $250 a month to marry him and he pocketed $1000 cus the BAH was $1250 a month 😳🤣

@@SFCBEITZ oh wow I didn't know that what a business minded

@@agentoliver1972 100% true lol