Be a Soldier in the Army Reserve while you are a Cadet at North Georgia! Over 125 Cadets in the Boar's Head Brigade are Reserve Soldiers. They are using the pay and benefits of being Reserve Soldiers and Cadets to pay for their college expenses. Most will commission as second lieutenants in the Regular Army upon graduating from North Georgia, and some will commission in the Reserve.
North Georgia is the only university in the nation with an Army Reserve Detachment on campus.
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Training
After you complete Army basic and advanced individual training, and once you enroll as a Cadet in the Corps of Cadets, you will train with the Reserve Detachment on campus. There is no need to commute back and forth to and from weekend battle assemblies (drill). Your training will be leadership developmental training that will better prepare you to become an Army officer.
The Georgia Mountain Detachment
The Georgia Mountain Detachment is responsible for planning, scheduling and executing training for Cadets at North Georgia who are Soldiers in the Army Reserve. It is also responsible to provide administrative support for the Cadets who are in the detachment. It ensures training is synchronized with the academic program and the Corps of Cadets.
Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP)
When you become a sophomore, you can sign an agreement to commission as a second lieutenant in the Army. When you do this, you become a "contracted" ROTC Cadet. Simultaneously, you are a soldier in the Reserve, entering the Simultaneous Membership Program, or SMP. Your pay and benefits jump to $1,300 per month your sophomore year, $1,400 per month your junior year, and $1,450 per month your senior year. On the day you graduate from college, you get an honorable discharge from the Reserve, your degree from the president of the university, and your commission as a second lieutenant from the President of the United State. You can choose to commission into the Regular Army or stay in the Army Reserve. If you commission into the Regular Army, your starting salary is nearly $64,000 per year.
Army Reserve Pay and Benefits
- $333 per month in GI Bill benefits, plus up to an additional $350 per month kicker.
- Tuition Assistance - The Army Reserve pays most of your tuition and fees.
- Enlistment Bonus - You may be eligible for an enlistment bonus of up to $20,000.
- Guaranteed Reserve Force Duty Scholarship - Scholarships provide financial assistance towards college tuition and educational fees of up to $17,000 annually.
- College Credit for Military Experience - You will receive some college credit for your military basic training and MOS training.
- Pay - You receive monthly pay for weekend drills and annual training.
- Employment assistance is available after you graduate. Go to the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve link: http://www.esgr.net/
FAQs
Will participating in the Army
Reserve Partnership Program cover all my college expenses?
The pay and benefits you earn as a
soldier in the Army Reserve will cover most of your college expenses (Tuition,
Room and Board, Fees, Books, Meal Plan, Uniforms, etc) during your first year
at North Georgia. Starting your sophomore year, your monthly pay
and benefits will cover all of your college expenses. These benefits include
the Selected Reserve Montgomery G.I. Bill, the Selected Reserve Montgomery G.I.
Bill Kicker, US Army Reserve Tuition Assistance Program, and the Selected
Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP) which includes bonuses up to $20,000 for
selected MOS’s. You will also receive a monthly ROTC stipend once you contract
into the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP), along with the Selected Reserve
Montgomery GI Bill Kicker which is $350 per academic month. The ROTC
stipend amounts are: Sophomore year = $350/mo, Junior year = $450/mo, and
Senior year = $500/mo. You can also apply for federal financial aid to help you
pay for college by going to our financial aid web site www.northgeorgia.edu/finaid
Where is the Georgia Mountain
Detachment located?
The Georgia Mountain Detachment
(GMD) is located on the main campus of North Georgia College & State
University in Dahlonega, GA. It is the only US Army Reserve unit in the
United States located on a University/College campus.
When will I attend Basic
Training and Advanced Individual Training?
For high school seniors, you have
three options. (1) Attend Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training
(AIT) immediately upon graduating from high school and enter North Georgia in
January, (2) Use US Army Reserve Alternate Training Program
(Split-Option). This is where you go to basic training in the summer
after your senior year of high school, attend a full year of college, and then
do AIT the following summer, (3) Attend North Georgia College for one semester,
and then go to Basic and AIT. Note that you will not receive the GI Bill or
bonus money until you complete Advanced Individual Training (AIT).
What is the Simultaneous
Membership Program (SMP)?
The Simultaneous Membership Program
(SMP) is a US Army Reserve Commissioning Program designed to produce officers
for the US Army and Army Reserve. Once you are enrolled in college, have
accumulated 30 semester hours of college credit, and attained at least 2.0 GPA,
you are eligible to contract into the SMP. Once contracted into this
program, you are no longer an enlisted member of the Army Reserve.
Instead, you become a Cadet in the Army Reserve, and remain a Cadet until
graduation from the university.
What is a Military Occupational
Specialty (MOS)?
Simply put, it is a job. You
choose the job you want to do in the Army Reserve. Jobs range from
driving trucks to vehicle or weapons maintenance. There are over 200 jobs the
Army Reserve offers.
When I enlist in the Army
Reserve, what Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) are available and which
one should I choose?
When enlisting into the US Army
Reserve, you must choose a Military Occupational Specialty. The Georgia
Mountain Detachment is technically a Quartermaster unit that specializes in
light airdrops or parachute rigging. MOSs are 92F (Automated Logistical Supply
Spec), 92F (Petroleum Supply Spec), 88M (Motor Transport Spec), 42A
(Administrative Spec), and 92R1P (Parachute Rigger). However, due to the type
of training the unit performs monthly any MOS will work.
What type of training does the
Georgia Mountain Detachment conduct on Battle Assembly weekends?
The Georgia Mountain Detachment
conducts Battle Assemblies monthly. All Battle Assemblies during the
school year are 2 ½ days (MUTA 5) in length. They begin at 6 PM on Friday and
end Sunday afternoon. The training is mainly focused on developing your
leadership skills you will need as a lieutenant. You will train to
perform tasks such as map reading, land navigation, combat life saver training,
patrolling, physical fitness, and mountaineering.
If I join the US Army Reserve am
I obligated to remain in the Army Reserve as an officer upon commissioning?
No. Most SMP Cadets upon
graduation go on to serve on active duty as lieutenants. However, you are
eligible to serve in the Army Reserve if you choose.
How do I become a member of the
US Army Reserve Partnership Program at North Georgia?
The first step is to apply for
admission to North Georgia College & State University as a Cadet.
After you gain acceptance to the university as a Cadet, contact your local Army
Reserve Recruiter and enlist in the Army Reserve.
What are the academic
requirements?
You must have a cumulative grade
point average of 2.5 or higher from high school; be on a college prep
curriculum; score 480 on the Critical Reading and 440 on the Math component of
the SAT, or If you take the ACT we require a composite of 20, with a minimum of
18 in Math 18 and 20 in English.
How do I locate my local Army
Reserve Recruiter?
You can contact SFC John Runyon at:
706 864-1692 or e-mail jbrunyon@northgeorgia.edu
at the Cadet Recruitment Center, or you may also type your zip code at this
link: www.goarmy.com/contact/find_a_recruiter.jsp?hmref=cs
What if I live out of state and want
to be assigned to the Georgia Mountain Detachment?
You need to join an Army Reserve
unit in your local area. Once you have completed your initial training
(Basic and Advanced Individual Training (AIT)) and enroll at North Georgia, you
will begin the process of getting transferred to the Georgia Mountain
Detachment.
What happens to my Army Reserve
obligation if I withdraw from North Georgia?
If you withdraw from North Georgia
College you are still obligated to fulfill your US Army Reserve commitment.
If I want to attend North
Georgia College do I have to be in the US Army Reserve?
No.
How many Cadets are currently
participating in the US Army Reserve Partnership Program?
There are about 120 Cadets on
campus that are members of the Georgia Mountain Detachment and the Army
Reserve. This number fluctuates from semester to semester.
While I’m enrolled at North
Georgia can I be deployed to Afghanistan or other real- world missions?
As a Cadet, if you are enrolled as
a full time student (12 semester hrs or more), taking Army ROTC, and if you
have successfully completed one semester of college, you are not
deployable.
Does the Georgia Mountain
Detachment hat a Unit Administrator?
Yes, Mr. Joe Wright phone: 706
867-2949, or email: jwright@northgeorgia.edu
Does the Georgia Mountain
Detachment have a Unit Identification Code?
Yes. It’s available upon
request. You can contact the Unit Administrator at: 706 867-2949
How and when does a transfer
from my home unit to the Georgia Mountain Detachment occur?
Once you have completed Basic and AIT and have
enrolled at North Georgia, you will initiate DA form 4651-R and send it to your
home unit requesting a transfer. The process normally takes 90 to 120
days to complete.
For more information about the Army Reserve at North Georgia, please contact:
SFC John B. Runyon
Army Reserve Liaison
(706) 864-1692
jbrunyon@northgeorgia.edu
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