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The Air Guard is the perfect place to begin or continue your professional military career while expanding your experience and knowledge. As an officer in the Air Guard, you'll develop leadership skills you can't get in the civilian world. You'll serve as a mentor to your Airmen and earn the respect that comes when you're a leader. You'll serve part-time, close to home, and reap the same benefits as an active duty military officer.

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ROTC The Air Guard offers many opportunities to become a leader as an Officer. Open Tab Button ROTC If you are currently enrolled in ROTC, the Air Guard is a great place to start a rewarding career in the military. When we say that the Air Guard is Part-time Blue, Full-time You, that means you’ll serve part-time, while gaining skills and experience that can help in all areas of your life. If you have graduated college or plan to graduate soon, the Air Guard gives you the perfect opportunity to become a leader as an Officer. And since the Air Guard lets you serve at a unit close to where you live, part-time, you can also pursue a civilian career in your field of study. The Air Guard has many officer careers to choose from, including: Health Professional – Be a nurse or other medical specialist and participate in humanitarian medical missions Intelligence Officer – Use the most advanced technologies and start a career in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance As an officer, you'll have a wide variety of options available to you, and continual career development will be top priority. Not only will you excel in the Air Guard, but the skills you learn will carry over into your civilian career as well. Officer Requirements Officer Requirements Non-Prior Service Officer applicants must be less than 35 years old before the date of appointment. Open Tab Button Officer Requirements Officers are subject to distinct application requirements, with selection and commissioning opportunities contingent on the responsibilities and manning of each individual unit. Based on the unit’s needs, officers are often selected from enlisted members within the unit, but there are plenty of opportunities available for incoming Air Guard members as well. Among the minimum requirements for becoming an officer, non-prior service applicants must be less than 35 years old before the date of appointment. Active Air Force Officers Active Air Force Officers The Palace Front and Palace Chase programs allow Active Duty Air Force officers to transition into the Air Guard. Open Tab Button Active Air Force Officers There are two ways for Air Force officers to transition into the Air Guard: If your commitment is ending and you don’t plan to continue, the Palace Front program allows you to make a seamless transition into a part-time military position with the Air Guard with no break in military service The Palace Chase program allows eligible Air Force members to honorably exit the Air Force early and serve part-time in the Air Guard. Whichever route you take, in most cases you will be able to keep your rank, and your military time will carry over. You can expect to work one weekend per month and accomplish two to three weeks of annual training per year as well. You will still enjoy BX and Commissary privileges at military installations, receive a monthly paycheck for your service, as well as take advantage of valuable benefits including SGLI insurance, health and dental coverage. One of the best features of joining the Air Guard is the ability to choose where you want to live, be near your family, and put down roots without giving up the camaraderie and sense of patriotism that comes with being in uniform. Officer Benefits Officer Benefits The Air Guard offers the ability to choose where you want to live and the freedom to pursue a civilian career, as well as insurance and retirement benefits. Open Tab Button Officer Benefits One of the best features of joining the Air Guard is the ability to choose where you want to live and the freedom to pursue a civilian career, be near your family, and put down roots without giving up the camaraderie and sense of patriotism that comes with being in uniform. You will also be working toward a military retirement plan, and any previous military time will count towards it. You will have the opportunity to participate in a Thrift Savings plan as well. The Air Guard offers many federal benefits/entitlements to their unit members and their families such as the Base Exchange, Commissary, use of Morale Welfare And Recreation facilities, life insurance at reduced rates, and low-cost health and dental insurance. You may also be eligible for the Montgomery G.I. Bill benefits, such as a monthly stipend to offset the cost of attending college full time, a monthly educational kicker for full-time college enrollment, the student loan repayment program, and a bonus.	UNITS OFFICER CAREER FINDER Your Zip Code: Update Map State Role

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The Air Guard offers many opportunities to become a leader as an Officer.

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ROTC

If you are currently enrolled in ROTC, the Air Guard is a great place to start a rewarding career in the military. When we say that the Air Guard is Part-time Blue, Full-time You, that means you’ll serve part-time, while gaining skills and experience that can help in all areas of your life. If you have graduated college or plan to graduate soon, the Air Guard gives you the perfect opportunity to become a leader as an Officer. And since the Air Guard lets you serve at a unit close to where you live, part-time, you can also pursue a civilian career in your field of study. The Air Guard has many officer careers to choose from, including:

Health Professional – Be a nurse or other medical specialist and participate in humanitarian medical missions
Intelligence Officer – Use the most advanced technologies and start a career in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

As an officer, you'll have a wide variety of options available to you, and continual career development will be top priority. Not only will you excel in the Air Guard, but the skills you learn will carry over into your civilian career as well.

Officer Requirements

Officer Requirements

Non-Prior Service Officer applicants must be less than 35 years old before the date of appointment.

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Officer Requirements

Officers are subject to distinct application requirements, with selection and commissioning opportunities contingent on the responsibilities and manning of each individual unit. Based on the unit’s needs, officers are often selected from enlisted members within the unit, but there are plenty of opportunities available for incoming Air Guard members as well. Among the minimum requirements for becoming an officer, non-prior service applicants must be less than 35 years old before the date of appointment.

Active Air Force Officers

Active Air Force Officers

The Palace Front and Palace Chase programs allow Active Duty Air Force officers to transition into the Air Guard.

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Active Air Force Officers

There are two ways for Air Force officers to transition into the Air Guard:

If your commitment is ending and you don’t plan to continue, the Palace Front program allows you to make a seamless transition into a part-time military position with the Air Guard with no break in military service
The Palace Chase program allows eligible Air Force members to honorably exit the Air Force early and serve part-time in the Air Guard.

Whichever route you take, in most cases you will be able to keep your rank, and your military time will carry over. You can expect to work one weekend per month and accomplish two to three weeks of annual training per year as well. You will still enjoy BX and Commissary privileges at military installations, receive a monthly paycheck for your service, as well as take advantage of valuable benefits including SGLI insurance, health and dental coverage. One of the best features of joining the Air Guard is the ability to choose where you want to live, be near your family, and put down roots without giving up the camaraderie and sense of patriotism that comes with being in uniform.

Officer Benefits

The Air Guard offers the ability to choose where you want to live and the freedom to pursue a civilian career, as well as insurance and retirement benefits.

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Officer Benefits

One of the best features of joining the Air Guard is the ability to choose where you want to live and the freedom to pursue a civilian career, be near your family, and put down roots without giving up the camaraderie and sense of patriotism that comes with being in uniform. You will also be working toward a military retirement plan, and any previous military time will count towards it. You will have the opportunity to participate in a Thrift Savings plan as well.

The Air Guard offers many federal benefits/entitlements to their unit members and their families such as the Base Exchange, Commissary, use of Morale Welfare And Recreation facilities, life insurance at reduced rates, and low-cost health and dental insurance.

You may also be eligible for the Montgomery G.I. Bill benefits, such as a monthly stipend to offset the cost of attending college full time, a monthly educational kicker for full-time college enrollment, the student loan repayment program, and a bonus.

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