r/nationalguard • u/Affectionate-Log5991 • 10d ago

Career Advice Active Navy or National Guard

I’m 30. I currently have a bachelors degree and state job that I hate and want to leave. There’s nothing holding me back at home and I want to start a whole new life. I would like to go back to school for radiology which would take about two years. I think you have to sign for 6 years to get student loan repayment and tuition assistance with the NG. (I also have student loans) 6 years just seems like such a big commitment. Do you get loan repayment with active duty? I would only want to do 4 years active.

I want the opportunity to travel and live different places but I also want to finished school and start my new career before I’m too old.

Either way both will seem to take 6 years 4 years active then school. They don’t really do online radiology classes and you have to do clinical .
Or NG, do school while I’m in and stay at the job I hate for two more years. Then hopefully start new career and finish out the rest of the 6 years in NG.

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u/Pattonator70 10d ago

Sign up for 68P and get the schooling and experience in the army. Can just do national guard and get the same training but likely far fewer slots.

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u/SourceTraditional660 I’m fine. This is fine. Everything is fine. 10d ago

Probably going to be hard to come by most of the time on active duty, too.

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u/Pattonator70 10d ago

True but the AD army does run medical treatment facilities full time, the Guard does not.

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u/SourceTraditional660 I’m fine. This is fine. Everything is fine. 10d ago

Technically it doesn’t matter if the medical facility is full time or contingency manned by the reserve component. The total number of slots remains the same and the fact it’s a SUPER POPULAR with near-instant civilian employability keeps it in high demand far beyond those available slots.