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<blockquote data-quote="Surveyor1653" data-source="post: 2131175" data-attributes="member: 5197"><p>I did the Army Triple Crown:&nbsp; Active, Reserve, and Guard.&nbsp; The Guard&#039;s not a bad life but, as with most things, it&#039;s mostly what you make it.&nbsp; He should know that unless he&#039;s deployed, preparing to deploy, or recovering from a deployment the Guard&#039;s going to be extremely boring in most cases.&nbsp; If he ends up in a garrison unit, it&#039;ll be especially so.&nbsp; In Oklahoma, tuition is waived for OK Guard members when they go to school.&nbsp; That&#039;s a really big deal.&nbsp; There will be things that he can do to further his military career, if he takes advantage of them.&nbsp; Ultimately, it&#039;s going to come down to how much he&#039;s willing to put into it.&nbsp; I would say that the biggest question he needs to ask himself is this:&nbsp; How long has it been since he dropped out and is that a dominant trait in his personality?&nbsp; If he&#039;s given to not following through on things, his Guard experience will not be a pleasant one.&nbsp; I truly wish him the best of luck and tell him thanks for considering miltary service.&nbsp; Citizen soldiers are twice the Citizen!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Surveyor1653, post: 2131175, member: 5197"] I did the Army Triple Crown: Active, Reserve, and Guard. The Guard's not a bad life but, as with most things, it's mostly what you make it. He should know that unless he's deployed, preparing to deploy, or recovering from a deployment the Guard's going to be extremely boring in most cases. If he ends up in a garrison unit, it'll be especially so. In Oklahoma, tuition is waived for OK Guard members when they go to school. That's a really big deal. There will be things that he can do to further his military career, if he takes advantage of them. Ultimately, it's going to come down to how much he's willing to put into it. I would say that the biggest question he needs to ask himself is this: How long has it been since he dropped out and is that a dominant trait in his personality? If he's given to not following through on things, his Guard experience will not be a pleasant one. I truly wish him the best of luck and tell him thanks for considering miltary service. Citizen soldiers are twice the Citizen! [/QUOTE]

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