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Split Training Option allows high school juniors to get a head start toward a career
September 7, 2022 — The Army Split Training Option allows 17-year-olds, with parental consent, to join the Army Reserve as a junior in high school. The junior attends weekend drills once a month and attends Basic Combat Training after completion of the school year... MORE

Active Guard, Reserve Program To Change
September 7, 2022 — In line with Air Force Lt. Gen. John Healy’s strategic priorities of “Ready Now!” and “Transforming for the Future,” Air Force Reserve Command is instituting changes to the Active Guard and Reserve program effective Oct. 1, 2022. MORE

U.S. Army Central National Suicide Prevention Month Message
September 7, 2022 — The strength of our Army comes from the strength of our people. USARCENT prioritizes the health, safety, and well-being of our great Soldiers, Civilians, and devoted Families. To emphasize this commitment, we join with the Army in observing National Suicide Prevention Month during the month of September... MORE

Hurricane Hunters wrap up 2021 season; brace for winter ops
December 2, 2021 — Nov. 30 marked the end of the Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons and for the second year in a row, the Atlantic tropical basin produced a full list of named storms. Eight of those storms made landfall in the U.S. with two making landfall as hurricanes, one of those being a major hurricane in category 4 Hurricane Ida... MORE

First Female, Person of Color Serves as Director of Chaplains
October 4, 2021 — On Sept. 12, Col. Leah Botona Boling took seat as the first female and person of color to serve as director of the Air National Guard Chaplain Corps at the Air National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. MORE

MINUTEMAN (MM) SCHOLARSHIP
Academic Year (AY) 2021-2022 Minuteman (MM) Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty (GRFD)