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IF YOU CAN NOT LOGIN WITH YOUR MYPAY USERNAME AND PASSWORD...CALL 1-800-390-2348
VIRTUAL ARMORY IS THE WEBSITE YOU WILL USE TO REGISTER FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE. YOU WILL RECIEVE ACCESS TO VIRTUAL ARMORY AT RSP DRILL AND YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD WILL BE IN YOUR RSP WELCOME PACKET. TO APPLY FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE, CLICK THE EDUCATION LINK AND FOLLOW THE 4 STEP PROCESS. REMEMBER, YOU MUST REGISTER BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN. THERE IS ALSO CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE STATE TUITION AND GI BILL MANAGERS, WHICH CAN HELP ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
CLICK ON THIS TUITION ASSISTANCE GUIDE... TA GUIDE
FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE CONTACT:
TN ARMY NATIONAL GAURD EDUCATION OFFICE
FOR TUITION HELP: CALL SSG NANCY CROSSON @ 615-355-3970
FOR GI BILL HELP: CALL SSG EDWARD PARKER @ 615-355-3683
MILITARY ID CARDS
YOUR MILITARY ID CARD IS YOUR PROOF OF BEING IN THE ARMED FORCES AND ALLOWS ACCESS TO MILITARY BENEFITS, FACILITES AND ACCOMMODATIONS.
YOUR ID IS A SENSATIVE ITEM AND SHOULD BE GUARDED!
SINGLE SOLDIERS: YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR MILITARY IS CARD AT BOOTCAMP. YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO GET YOUR I.D. NOW! IF YOU CHOOSE TO GET ONE, SEE INFO BELOW.
SINGLE SOLDIERS WITH DEPENDENTS: YOU NEED TO GET AN I.D. FOR YOURSELF AND GET YOUR CHILDREN LOADED INTO THE I.D. CARDS "DEERS" SYSTEM. THIS WILL ALLOW YOUR FAMILY TO UTILIZE "TRICARE" MILITARY INSURANCE WHILE YOU ARE IN BOOTCAMP AND AIT.
MARRIED SOLDIERS: YOU NEED TO GET AN I.D. FOR YOU, YOUR SPOUSE AND GET YOUR CHILDREN LOADED INTO THE I.D. CARDS "DEERES" SYSTEM. THIS WILL ALLOW YOUR FAMILY TO UTILIZE "TRICARE" MILITARY INSURANCE WHILE YOU ARE IN BOOTCAMP AND AIT.
NOTE: WAIT 7 DAYS AFTER ENLISTMENT TO GET MILITARY ID CARD!
MILITARY ID CARD OFFICES:
SMYRNA: 615-267-7126
(BLDG 250) 8TH AVE
SMYRNA, TN 37167
NASHVILLE: 615-313-0594
3041 SIDCO DRIVE
NASHVILLE, TN 37204
TRICARE
YOUR FAMILY CAN USE TRICARE MILITARY INSURANCE WHILE YOU THE SOLDIER ARE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS. THIS WILL BE DURING BOOTCAMP AND AIT TRAINING. YOU MUST BE SURE TO HAVE YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY LOADING INTO THE ID CARD "DEERS" SYSTEM. YOU MUST INSURE THE MEDICAL PROVIDER TAKES TRICARE INSURANCE. YOU MUST MAKE SURE THE PROVIDER FILES THE CLAIM UNDER THE SOLDIER'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. PLEASE CONTACT TRICARE FOR PROVIDERS LIST AND COVERAGE INFORMATION AT...
1-800-444-5445
OR ON THE WEB AT
http://tricare.mil/south/default.cfm
BONUS PAYMENTS
BONUS AMOUNTS DIFFER DEPENDING ON JOB SELECTED, CONTRACT YEARS AND TIME OF ENLISTMENT. IF YOU ENLISTED AFTER 2004, YOU MOST LIKELY HAVE A 50/50 PAYMENT SCHEDULE... MEANING YOU'LL RECEIVE 50% OF YOUR BONUS AFTER COMPLETING AIT AND THE OTHER 50% UPON FINISHING YOUR 3RD YEAR. YOU NEED TO BRING YOUR AIT GRADUATION PACKET TO YOUR RSP SITE ASAP TO EXPEDITE YOUR BONUS PAYMENT!
NOTE: IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 45 DAYS AFTER YOU TURN IN YOUR AIT DOCUMENTS FOR YOUR BONUS PAYMENT TO BE DEPOSITED. WATCH YOUR MYPAY SITE ACCOUNT AND NOTIFY RSP WITH ANY PROBLEMS.
EDUCATION BENEFITS
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS! THE MONEY IS THERE WAITING FOR YOU TO USE. IN THIS DAY AND TIME... EDUCATION IS A MUST! IT ALSO ADDS TO YOUR MILITARY PROMOTION POINTS...THE MORE EDUCATION... THE MORE POINTS!
TA (TUITION ASSISTANCE)*
TA PAYS UP TO $4,500 PER YEAR OF TUITION TO ANY ACCREDITED SCHOOL OF YOUR CHOICE. ALL YOU DO IS PICK YOUR SCHOOL, REGISTER FOR CLASSES, GO TO VIRTUAL ARMORY (see above) AND REGISTER YOUR INFORMATION! NOW ATTEND THE CLASSES, PASS THE CLASSES AND WE'LL DO THE REST!
GI BILL AND KICKER**
TO RECEIVE THE GI BILL AND GI BILL KICKER, YOU MUST HAVE CHOSEN A TOP 30 JOB. IT ALSO MUST HAVE BEEN A PART OF YOUR ENLISTMENT CONTRACT. GET TO KNOW YOUR VETERAN'S REP ON YOUR SCHOOL CAMPUS. THIS PERSON WILL HELP ENSURE YOUR EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS. THE GI BILL AND KICKER ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO YOU WHILE YOU ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL. THE CURRENT RATE FOR GI BILL IS $309 PER MONTH AND THE KICKER IS $200 PER MONTH FOR FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT! PART-TIME ENROLLMENT IS PRO-RATED. ALL YOU DO IS TAKE YOUR N.O.B.E. (NOTICE OF BASIC ELIGIBILTY) TO YOUR SCHOOL'S VETERAN'S REP,ATTEND THE CLASSES AND WE'LL DO THE REST!
COLLEGE FIRST**
TO RECEIVE THE COLLEGE FIRST OPTION YOU MUST HAVE RECIEVED THE GI BILL AND GI BILL KICKER. IT ALSO MUST HAVE BEEN A PART OF YOUR ENLISTMENT CONTRACT. THE COLLEGE FIRST OPTION ALLOWS YOU UP TO 2 YEARS OF FULL-TIME SCHOOLING UNINTERRUPTED BY DEPLOYMENT! IT ALSO BUMPS YOUR GI BILL KICKER FROM $200 TO $350 PER MONTH! YOU MUST BE ENROLLED FULL-TIME! SEE YOUR UNIT ADMIN SGT FOR MORE DETAILS.
* TA IS AVAILABLE TO ALL GUARD SOLDIER DESPITE TRAINING COMPLETION!
** GI BILL & GI BILL KICKER IS AVAILABLE ONCE YOU COMPLETE BOOTCAMP & JOB TRAINING!
GETTING PROMOTED
NOW EVERYONE WANTS TO GETS PROMOTED! DO NOT COUNT ON YOUR ADMIN SGT OR PLATTON SGT TO KEEP UP WITH WHEN YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION! YOU SHOULD ALREADY HAVE IN YOUR MIND... WHAT YOU NEED TO GET ACCOMPLISHED TO GET YOUR NEXT PROMOTION! HERE ARE A FEW BASICS FOR E1 TO E5...
REMEMBER...IF YOU ARE STILL IN RSP... YOU CAN GET PROMOTED UP TO E3 THROUGH STRIPES FOR BUDDIES. A PROMOTION FOR EACH PERSON YOU HELP GET ENLISTED UP TO E3!
OTHERWISE... YOU ARE PROMOTED PER:
"TIME IN GRADE" (TIG)
AND
"TIME IN SERVICE"(TIS)
*THESE (TIS) AND (TIG) REQUIREMENTS ARE WHEN YOU BECOME ELIGIBLE...
BUT NOT AUTOMATICALLY PROMOTED!
** ALSO ASSUMING YOU HAVE NOT BEEN FLAGGED FOR PT FAILURE, OVERWEIGHT OR OTHER WRONG DOINGS!
E1 TO E2: 6 MONTHS (TIS) AND 6 MONTHS (TIG)
(TIME STARTS ON SHIP DAY)
E2 TO E3: 12 MONTH (TIS) AND 4 MONTHS (TIG)
E3 TO E4: 24 MONTHS (TIS) AND 6 MONTHS (TIG) AND MOSQ
E4 TO E5: 36 MONTHS (TIS) AND 12 MONTHS (TIG) + EPPS LIST
EPPS (ENLISTED PROMOTION POINTS SYSTEM) LIST FROM E4 TO E9... YOU ARE PROMOTED BY THE EPPS LIST! THE EPPS WORKS OFF OF POINTS YOU EARN TO REFLECT HOW HOOAH YOU ARE AS A SOLDIER! THE PERSON WITH THE HIGHEST POINTS COMPETING FOR THE NEXT PROMOTION RANK LEVEL IN A MOS GETS OFFERED THE PROMOTION FIRST! SO.... YOU WANT TO RACK UP AS MANY POINT AS YOU CAN! HERE IS WHERE MOST OF THE POINTS COME FROM:
TIME IN GRADE
TIME IN SERVICE
AWARDS
WEAPONS QUALS
APFT SCORE
MILITARY SCHOOLS
*CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL
CIVILIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
YOUR PERSONAL RATING FROM YOUR LEADERS
YOU HAVE CONTROL OF MOST THESE BUT (TIS) AND (TIG)! SO GO GET SOME POINTS!
*AN EASY WAY TO GET SOME EXTRA POINTS IS THROUGH THE FREE ACCP...
(ARMY CORRESPONDENCE COURSE PROGRAM)
HERE YOU CAN TAKE WHOLE COURSES OR EVEN JUST SUBCOURSES OF INTEREST!
ALSO...
FROM E4 TO E9... YOU ARE ALSO REQUIRED CERTAIN LEADERSHIP SCHOOLS LIKE...
E5 TO E6: WARRIORS LEADERSHIP COURSE (WLC)
E6 TO E7: BASIC NCO COURSE (BNCOC)
E7 TO E8: ADVANCED NCO COURSE (ANCOC)
SO IT PAYS TO BE YOUR BEST...
AND
IT PAYS MORE TO BE BETTER THAN THE REST!
GETTING YOUR RECORDS
RECORDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT! RECORDS PROVE ALL YOUR MILITARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. SO YOU SHOULD BEGIN TO MAKE YOURSELF A PERSONAL FILE AND KEEP IT HANDY AND IN A SAFE PLACE. I WOULD KEEP EVERY PIECE OF PAPER YOU GET FROM THE MILITARY! ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN IN FOR A WHILE... YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO KEEP AND WHAT YOU CAN SHRED!
YOUR RSP UNIT WILL BEGIN YOUR MILITARY 201 FILE. ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED BOOTCAMP AND JOB TRAINING, YOU WILL GO TO YOUR HOME UNIT AND THIS 201 FILE WILL FOLLOW YOU THERE. SEE YOUR UNIT'S ADMIN SGT FOR ACCESS TO YOUR RECORDS.
YOU CAN ALSO GET MANY OF YOUR RECORDS FROM "IPERMS". THE MILITARY STARTED SCANNING MOST OF YOUR DOCUMENTS INTO A DATABASE. YOU CAN RETRIEVE THESE DOCUMENTS VIA THE INTERNET FROM ANY COMPUTER. SIMPLY LOGON TO AKO, CLICK "IPERMS" ON YOUR AKO HOMEPAGE, LOGON TO IPERMS USING YOUR AKO INFO, AND ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS ARE IN THE ELECTRONIC FOLDER ON THE SCREEN.
http://www.army.mil/ako