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SERVICE FOR THE FUTURE
Are you looking for an outstanding way to help your students succeed? The Air Guard is a great choice. The Air Guard is an excellent place for your student to start a rewarding career, continue education in college, and gain the discipline, respect and self-esteem inherent in military service. Serving part-time, your students will gain expert knowledge and technical skills that will transfer easily into a civilian career. Whether they are planning to pursue a college degree or be a part of the civilian workforce, the Air Guard will allow your student to train at a unit close to home, in a way that fits into their life.

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Why Air Guard?

The Air Guard offers training, career skills, and competitive benefits for your students.
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Why Air Guard?
Why Air Guard?
The Air Guard offers a part-time position that can make a big difference in your student's life. We provide state-of-the-art training in a wide range of high-tech positions. The result is real-world career skills that employers are looking for -- the kinds of skills that can make all the difference in today's competitive job market. The Air Guard can also help with college tuition, and can even help with the repayment of student loans. And since the Air Guard lets members serve part-time at a unit close to home, members can also pursue a civilian career in their chosen field. That's the meaning of Part-time Blue, Full-time You.



Requirements to join
Why Air Guard?

Requirements To Join

New Air Guard members must be between the ages of 17 and 40, and are required to pass the ASVAB test.
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Requirements To Join
Requirements To Join
Those interested in joining the Air Guard who have never served before must be between the ages of 17 and 40. They are required to pass a written examination called the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) as well as an Entrance Physical Examination. Using the results from the ASVAB test and physical, the local recruiter reviews positions available within the local unit to match the person with some areas of interest. Once a job is selected the applicant is then scheduled to enlist and actually join the Air Guard. Everything prior to swearing in is just preliminary processing and does not obligate a person to join.



What to look for in students
Requirements to join

What To Look For In Students

Students with a sense of duty for their community are likely to come to their full potential the Air Guard.
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What To Look For In Students
What To Look For In Students
Students that show a sense of duty, responsibility and caring for others are particularly likely to be successful Airmen in the Air Guard. There are all kinds of jobs in the Air Guard, so no matter what your students’ strengths are we have a career that will most likely bring them to their potential. A career in the Air Guard is also a great way for young people who want to start a career right away to gain technical knowledge and experience that can carry over into the civilian career of their choice. The Air Guard holds high standards and requires anyone interested in joining to have a high school diploma or equivalent. Students that want to go to college may be eligible for Air Guard tuition assistance, which helps students with basic tuition costs, plus the Montgomery G.I. Bill, which helps students pay for things like books and living expenses while they are in college.



How to sign up/ASVAB
What to look for in students

How To Sign Up/ASVAB

Students can find online resources to help study for The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test.
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How To Sign Up/ASVAB
How To Sign Up/ASVAB
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a timed multi-aptitude test that is given at over 14,000 schools and Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) nationwide and is developed and maintained by the Department of Defense. To prepare students for enlistment in the Air Guard, they can start now by taking practice ASVAB tests that can easily be found online. These tests will give them an idea of how they'll score, and identify areas that need improvement. Your student can find online resources and ASVAB study guides to learn how to prepare for the ASVAB test. The public library will also most likely carry books and materials to help your student study for the ASVAB. If your student is ready to take the ASVAB, have him/her contact the nearest Air Guard recruiter. The Air Guard recruiter will set up an appointment for your student at the nearest MEPS to determine his/her eligibility for enlistment in the Air Guard.



How to sign up/ASVAB
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Every individual has a unique combination of abilities, experience and interests. This is where you tell us about yours, so the Air Guard can match you up with the career that's right for you.
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Education Benefits
Up to 100% tuition assistance. 50% tuition waived for all partner schools through graduate programs. 50% off tuition and related fees for undergraduate programs at partner schools. Tuition assistance for vo-tech courses at MD public colleges/univ and private institutions if the latter provides a 50% tuition waiver.
Group Insurance
$1,000 at no cost.$10,000 for $3.66 /mo; $15,000 for $5.33/mo; $20,000 for$7/ mo; $25,000 for $8.67/ mo; $30,000 for $10.34/ mo; $50,000 for$17.01/ mo Family plan: $5,000 for $3.33/mo(spouse/child); spouse only: $5,000 for $2/mo; $10,000 for $3.66/ mo; $25,000 for $8.67/mo
Injury Death Benefits
State Active Duty: Workers' Comp. If guardmember killed while on Active Duty or Title 32 duty, $100,000 death benefit to family if not eliG.I.ble for DIC.
Medical Benefits
State Active Duty: Workers' Comp.
Miscellaneous
Exempt from arrest while going to/from or on active duty. Free passage through tollgates, roads to/from duty. Exempt from jury duty. Distinctive auto plates. Interest-free emergency loans through relief funds.
Reimbursement
None
State Tax Advantage
None
Workers Compensation
State Active Duty