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Upon graduation, you will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army and serve for five years on Active Duty. This commission is based on previous experience and proven capabilities, which take the place of your initial training.

NGB Form 22 will confirm your character of service at the time of your discharge, while the NGB Form 23 will verify your total time as “active duty.”

Duty Status For the purposes of veterans' benefits and services, Reserve and National Guard members are recognized as having served on active duty if they have a period of at least 180 days on federal orders outside of training.

To be eligible for Federal recognition as an enlisted member of the National Guard, a person must have the qualifications prescribed by the Secretary concerned for the grade, branch, position, and type of unit or organization involved.

You must be enlisted in the Army National Guard or hold a qualifying Active Duty Army position to apply to be a Warrant Officer, or have served as a Warrant Officer previously. If you have never served, contact your local Army National Guard Recruiter.

There are approximately 28,000 Warrant Officers in the U.S. Army today. Only 3% to 4% of those have achieved the advanced rank of CW5. To put that into perspective, less than 1,400 Soldiers have achieved the rank of CW5 out of our nation's nearly 500,000 active-duty service members.

Yes. Anyone can be moved to another MOS based on the needs of the Army.

Your Guard service is only part time - typically one weekend per month, and one two-week period each year.