u/BlindPilot_x

After thinking more about the Reserves vs. NG, I decided I’m going with the Army Reserve.

I’m planning to join as an E-4 88M through ACASP, and I was wondering how good 88M is for volunteering for rotations/deployments if my unit doesn’t end up going anywhere during my 6-year contract.

From what I’ve heard, transportation units tend to have opportunities, but I’d like to hear from people with actual experience.

For context, I’m looking at the 220th Transportation Company in Keene, NH.

I recently visited my local National Guard recruiter and brought all my documents (paperwork for a possible waiver review, TWIC card, driver’s license, etc.). This was before I went on vacation.

While I was away, I followed up after coming back and it took him about 10 days to respond, and it’s fine. During that time, I also stopped by a Reserve and neighbor state national guard recruiter in the same state just to explore my options. I ended up leaning toward the Reserves because things with the first Guard recruiter felt a bit slow, but then the reserve recruiter was on his way out of that office, and honestly kind of gave me a “I can only help you this much” vibe, which discouraged me a bit.

A few weeks later, I reached back out to the National Guard recruiter again, but now it’s been a few days with no response.

My question is: do recruiters from the Guard and Reserves communicate with each other? Is it possible I got “flagged” or something because I was shopping around? Or is this just normal recruiter delay and I’m overthinking it?

Also, I’m trying to choose the best path for myself—ideally somewhere I have a better chance of getting deployed/rotations. From what I’ve researched, it seems like National Guard units might deploy more often than Reserves (not sure if that’s accurate though).

I just don’t want to burn bridges or end up in a bad situation by reaching out to multiple recruiters. Any advice or insight from people who went through this would really help.

EDIT: NH National Guard / 88M MOS if this matters.

Thanks

My recruiter doesn’t seem to have a clear answer and doesn’t really know much about ACASP for 88M. 8+ year hauling heavy equipment and crane op for local 4 in Boston.

Has anyone here gone through the program? How was the process—was it a headache or pretty straightforward? I’m just wondering because is the reserve and I just want to really try to plan out my return with work/personal affairs.

Thank you

*** I KNOW YOU GUYS WILL DESTROY ME AND IM READY FOR IT ***

Hey everyone, looking for some real insight because I’m getting mixed answers from recruiters.
I’m trying to join (National Guard or Reserves) and I have a past charge for assault with a deadly weapon. It involved a BB gun during an argument — the other guy was threatening me and I reacted by showing it (I know please) I ended up getting probation, completed everything, and the case was dismissed. No felony conviction.
I take full responsibility for it. It was a situation I couldn’t walked away from, but I made a dumb decision in the moment and I regret it a lot.
Since then I’ve stayed out of trouble and built a stable life — I work full-time as a truck driver (about 8 years now, hauling heavy equipment) and a crane operator for a union here in MA. I’m a homeowner, have an 8-month-old baby, and even fly as a hobby (private pilot). I’ve been trying to move forward and do things the right way.
I’m looking to enlist as an 88M and was hoping to use ACASP based on my driving experience and to make enlistment process a little easier.
One recruiter told me it’s waiverable and was pushing me to go to MEPS, but another basically shut it down and made it seem like it’s not worth trying. (One was NH national guard and the other was the MA national guard)
So I’m trying to figure out what’s actually realistic:
Has anyone here gotten a waiver approved for something similar?
Does “dismissed after probation” actually help at all in the military’s eyes?
Is this something worth pushing through MEPS for, or am I likely to get denied?
Not trying to waste anyone’s time, just looking for honest answers from people who’ve seen how this actually plays out.