NGB FORM 594-1, 20140302
DD FORM 4/DA FORM 4836
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SIMULTANEOUS MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM AGREEMENT
The proponent agency is ARNG-HRH. The prescribing directive is the Army National Guard Accession Options Criteria.
Section II - Agreements
Section III - For All Direct SMP Enlistments / Reenlistments
Section IV - For Current ARNG Members Electing Participation In SMP
(PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE.)
1. I hereby agree to this amendment of my previous Agreement as follows and understand that:
required to complete basic training prior to enrollment in the Advanced ROTC Course. a. I
b. I am required to apply for enrollment in the Advanced ROTC Course, if not already enrolled, within 1 year from the date of this Amendment.
c. Should I be a member of the USAR Control Group (ROTC), I will be discharged from the USAR Control Group (ROTC) and transferred for enlistment /
reenlistment in the ARNG.
d. Should I later be awarded an Army ROTC scholarship, which does not provide for Reserve Forces Duty (RFD), or is not a 2 year Junior Military College
Scholarship, I will be discharged from the ARNG and transferred for assignment to the USAR Control Group (ROTC) prior to acceptance of such scholarship.
e. I may not, when a commissioned officer, apply credits which stem from enlisted service performed concurrently with Advanced ROTC Course training toward
computation of length of service for any purpose.
f. I will volunteer for comissioning under the ROTC Early Commissioning Program if upon completion of the ROTC Advanced Course I am not scheduled to
receive, within 8 months, a baccalaureate degree.
g. Upon becoming a SMP participant, I must have 4 years remaining on my original or extended enlistment / reenlistment contract in the Selected Reserve from
date of enrollment in the SMP.
h. Unless I obtain a Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty (GRFD) contract prior to enrollment in Advanced ROTC, I will serve with the ARNG after commissioning until
I obtain a baccalaureate degree. Upon obtaining the degree, I will then be selected for either Reserve Forces Duty or Extended Active Duty according to the needs
of the service. GRFD cadets with a dedicated ARNG scholarship, must serve their commitment in the ARNG.
2. Additional details of my participation in the SMP are outlined in the remarks section.
3. My enlistment / reenlistment in the ARNG is for the purpose of directly participating in the Simultaneous Membership Program. As a participant in the SMP,
I understand that:
a. If I fail to apply for enrollment in the Advanced ROTC Course, as required I will:
(1) Be deleted from the SMP
(2) Be retained in the enlisted grade held prior to participation in the SMP
(3) Be required to execute the terms of my enlistment / reenlistment agreement excluding this amendment, and
(4) Complete Basic Training (BT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT) if not previously completed.
b. If I apply for enrollment in the Advanced ROTC Course, but fail to be accepted, then I may:
c. If I am enrolled in the Advanced ROTC Course and fail to volunteer for ECP, and as required, fail to accept a commission or fail to be tendered a commission,
then I will be deleted from the SMP and be required to continue in an enlisted status as if I had failed to apply for enrollment (para. 3a, above).
(1) Elect deletion from the SMP in order to continue in an enlisted status as if I had failed to apply for enrollment (para. 3a,above), or
(2) Elect discharge as a Reserve of the Army and as a member of the ARNG.
4. As a current ARNG member, my original enlistment / reenlistment agreement is to be held in abeyance in order that I may participate in the SMP. As a participant in
the SMP, I understand that -
a. Upon acceptance into SMP, I am not eligible to continue in the ARNG Incentive Program. (Refer to applicable Incentive agreements for Termination and
Recoupment terms)
b. If I am disenrolled from or I fail to complete the Advanced ROTC Course, or fail to be tendered a commission or accept a commission, or fail to volunteer for the
ROTC Early Commissioning Program, then provisions of para. 3a, above, apply.
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PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
ANNEX
AUTHORITY:
PRINCIPLE PURPOSE:
Title 10 USC Section 12101 and 12103, Title 32 USC Section 301 and 304.
This is an annex to the DD Form 4, allowing the enlistee to pursue a commission as an officer through the Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC).
The original will be maintained in the Soldiers Official Military Personnel File or electronically filed in a DoD approved system. A copy will be maintained by the MILPO for
ROUTINE USES:
None.
state records. For organizational use only.
DISCLOSURE:
Voluntary; However, applicable portions must be completed if the applicant desires to be enlisted in the Army National Guard under the Simultaneous
Membership Agreement.
Section I - Administrative Data
APPLICANT'S INITIALS _____________
pplicant's Name (Last , First, M.I.)
APPLICANT'S INITIALS _____________
APPLICANT'S INITIALS _____________
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