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exsquid · 06-21-2008, 09:29

Something to consider if you really enjoy the SCUBA mission. Dive Teams in the Guard are much worse off even than AD when it comes to the number of qualified personnel. My company has two W7s, me being one of them & I am not even on the SCUBA team. Having said that, half of my CDQC class was from 745 & 755 and two of the cadre had just left 755. If those guys were any indicater of the rest of the SCUBA guys at 7th Grp, than you have plenty of talent around to work with.

The Guard can be a great deal if you have a job that supports it. Most guys who really make the NG work for them have government (local, state, or federal) jobs because they are generally more forgiving of long absences and last minute "I need three weeks off to attend...." A young guy like yourself could probably very easily get out, get a degree using your GI Bill while doing a little "guard bumming" & parlay a degree and your experience in to a solid Federal career.

Personally, I will probably be going AD when my NG enlistment is up. One, because I will only have 6 yrs to retire, but more importantly I miss being a full timer. Whatever you do, good luck. If I can be of any help, shoot me a PM & I can stop by and chat when I get back to Fayetteville next week.

x/S

06-21-2008, 09:29	#4
exsquid Quiet Professional Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lower Alabama Posts: 660	Something to consider if you really enjoy the SCUBA mission. Dive Teams in the Guard are much worse off even than AD when it comes to the number of qualified personnel. My company has two W7s, me being one of them & I am not even on the SCUBA team. Having said that, half of my CDQC class was from 745 & 755 and two of the cadre had just left 755. If those guys were any indicater of the rest of the SCUBA guys at 7th Grp, than you have plenty of talent around to work with. The Guard can be a great deal if you have a job that supports it. Most guys who really make the NG work for them have government (local, state, or federal) jobs because they are generally more forgiving of long absences and last minute "I need three weeks off to attend...." A young guy like yourself could probably very easily get out, get a degree using your GI Bill while doing a little "guard bumming" & parlay a degree and your experience in to a solid Federal career. Personally, I will probably be going AD when my NG enlistment is up. One, because I will only have 6 yrs to retire, but more importantly I miss being a full timer. Whatever you do, good luck. If I can be of any help, shoot me a PM & I can stop by and chat when I get back to Fayetteville next week. x/S Last edited by exsquid; 06-21-2008 at 09:33.
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