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BASIC INFORMATION

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Fill out this form, and we'll put you in touch with a recruiter who can answer all your questions, with no obligations on your part.

BASIC INFORMATION

When a natural disaster strikes, whether it's a ​tornado, flood, fire, or blizzard, ​the Governor of Nebraska​ sends the National Guard into action. These Citizen Soldiers become local heroes; saving lives, protecting property, and ​helping communities get back on their feet.


The National Guard plays an important role in the defense of American interests around the world. The Nebraska Army National Guard receives the same training as the United States Army. Overnight, Nebraska Guard members can be in their uniforms on the way to protect our nation as a part of our Military's Total Force.


Find out what it means to be a part of the Nebraska Army National Guard, and the benefits too. Contact a recruiter about opportunities, adventure, and financial benefits in the Nebraska Army National Guard.

When a natural disaster strikes, whether it's a ​tornado, flood, fire, or blizzard, ​the Governor of Nebraska​ sends the National Guard into action. These Citizen Soldiers become local heroes; saving lives, protecting property, and ​helping communities get back on their feet.


The National Guard plays an important role in the defense of American interests around the world. The Nebraska Army National Guard receives the same training as the United States Army. Overnight, Nebraska Guard members can be in their uniforms on the way to protect our nation as a part of our Military's Total Force.


Find out what it means to be a part of the Nebraska Army National Guard, and the benefits too. Contact a recruiter about opportunities, adventure, and financial benefits in the Nebraska Army National Guard.

EDUCATION BENEFITS

Here are a few of the benefits you may receive as a member of the Nebraska Army National Guard.


If eligible, you may qualify for:

Enlistment Bonus up to $20,000

  • 100% State Tuition Assistance
  • Federal Tuition Assistance: $4,000 per year
  • Montgomery GI Bill: $407 per month
  • Montgomery GI Bill Kicker: Additional $200 per month
  • Student Loan Repayment: up to $50,000

Contact a recruiter about educational benefits in the Nebraska Army National Guard.

NON PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUSES

NON PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUSES

11B Infantryman - Priority 1


$20,000


88M Motor Transport Operator - Priority 2


$12,500


91B Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic - Priority 3


$7,500


*Priority 2 and 3 can get an additional $7,500 if they ship between 1 OCT and 15 MAY of the same fiscal year as the date of enlistment

EDUCATION AND TUITION

Colleges w/ ROTC Programs

4


Average Annual Tuition Costs

$2,608-$7,350


State Tuition Assistance for Public/Private Institutions

Public/Private NE schools


State Education Tuition Assistance Amount

public/Private NE schools


Annual Federal Tuition Assistance Total

$4000


State TA Website Link

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Top 10 Employers w/in the State

Offutt Afb, University of Nebraska, First Data, Liberty Tax Services, Vitamin Shoppe, Health and Human Services, University of NE Med Center, Nebraska Medicine, Tyson Fresh Meats, Union Pacific Railroad Co


Fortune 500 Companies Based in the State

Berkshire Hathaway, ConAgra Foods, Union Pacific, Peter Kiewit Sons, Mutual of Omaha

EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICER

EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICER

Contact Name:

1LT Rachel Katz


Contact Phone:

Contact Email:

rachel.m.katz.mil@army.mil

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REENLISTMENT BONUSES

Listed are the current reenlistment bonuses:


6 Years - $12,000


4 Years - $ 6,000


2 Years - $2,500


*Paid in one lump sum


*Must be MOS qualified


*Time in service on contract less than 13 years, 1 month


*Pay grade E-3 through E-7




SFC Cherie Heron


Phone: (402)309-7456


Email: cherie.l.hron.mil@mail.mil

*GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website.

MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES

- Critical Position

INFANTRYMAN

The infantry is the main land combat force and fighting foundation of the National Guard. They are responsible for defending our country against any threat by land, as well as capturing, destroying, and repelling enemy ground forces.

Location: Statewide

Rank: E1-E4

MOS: 11B Infantryman

MOTOR TRANSPORT OPERATOR

Motor transport operators are primarily responsible for supervising or operating wheel vehicles to transport personnel and cargo. They are the backbone of the Army National Guard's support and sustainment structure, providing advanced mobility on and off the battlefield.

Location: Statewide

Rank: E1-E4

MOS: 88M Motor Transport Operator (Truck Driver)

WHEELED VEHICLE MECHANIC

The wheeled vehicle mechanic is primarily responsible for supervising and performing maintenance and recovery operations on wheeled vehicles and associated items, as well as heavy-wheeled vehicles and select armored vehicles.

Location: Statewide

Rank: E1-E4

MOS: 91B Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic

VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS

Location: Statewide

Rank: E1-E4

MOS: Any

- Critical Position

INFANTRYMAN

The infantry is the main land combat force and fighting foundation of the National Guard. They are responsible for defending our country against any threat by land, as well as capturing, destroying, and repelling enemy ground forces.

Location: Statewide

Rank: E1-E4

MOS: 11B Infantryman

MOTOR TRANSPORT OPERATOR

Motor transport operators are primarily responsible for supervising or operating wheel vehicles to transport personnel and cargo. They are the backbone of the Army National Guard's support and sustainment structure, providing advanced mobility on and off the battlefield.

Location: Statewide

Rank: E1-E4

MOS: 88M Motor Transport Operator (Truck Driver)

WHEELED VEHICLE MECHANIC

The wheeled vehicle mechanic is primarily responsible for supervising and performing maintenance and recovery operations on wheeled vehicles and associated items, as well as heavy-wheeled vehicles and select armored vehicles.

Location: Statewide

Rank: E1-E4

MOS: 91B Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic

VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS

Location: Statewide

Rank: E1-E4

MOS: Any

COLLEGE ASSISTANCE

THE GUARD CAN HELP SUPPORT YOUR COLLEGE EDUCATION.

Serve in the National Guard while pursuing a college education. The Guard offers many assistance programs to help pay tuition costs and other educational expenses. Counseling programs for Guard members are available in every state to help soldiers prepare for College-Level Examinations, Standardized Tests, and other career-based testing programs. Talk to your recruiter or state Education Services Officer (ESO) about education opportunities available to you.

OFFICIAL LINKS

COLLEGE ASSISTANCE

THE GUARD CAN HELP SUPPORT YOUR COLLEGE EDUCATION.

Serve in the National Guard while pursuing a college education. The Guard offers many assistance programs to help pay tuition costs and other educational expenses. Counseling programs for Guard members are available in every state to help soldiers prepare for College-Level Examinations, Standardized Tests, and other career-based testing programs. Talk to your recruiter or state Education Services Officer (ESO) about education opportunities available to you.

OFFICIAL LINKS

CAREERS

CHOOSE A PATH WITH PURPOSE

Your opportunity is here. With over 130 positions available in the Guard, your choice to serve comes with options. You can choose a Guard career that teaches you marketable skills that translate to civilian jobs, or you can enter a career that offers an experience beyond anything the civilian world can imagine.


Whichever career you choose, people will see you differently. They will look to you in times of need, when disaster strikes and when the country calls. You are a Guard Soldier, and your home is yours to protect. That is your calling and your purpose. The question is: What is your specialty? Explore now.

CHOOSE A PATH WITH PURPOSE

Your opportunity is here. With over 130 positions available in the Guard, your choice to serve comes with options. You can choose a Guard career that teaches you marketable skills that translate to civilian jobs, or you can enter a career that offers an experience beyond anything the civilian world can imagine.


Whichever career you choose, people will see you differently. They will look to you in times of need, when disaster strikes and when the country calls. You are a Guard Soldier, and your home is yours to protect. That is your calling and your purpose. The question is: What is your specialty? Explore now.

SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY

WHATEVER IS NEEDED, WHEREVER IT IS NEEDED

National Guard Soldiers serve both community and country. Our versatility enables us to respond to domestic emergencies, overseas combat missions, counterdrug efforts, reconstruction missions, and more. The Guard always responds with speed, strength, and efficiency, helping to defend American freedom and ideals.

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD IN LOCAL NEWS

US SOLDIERS TRAIN WITH GERMAN ARMY RESERVE SOLDIERS

Observer coach/trainers assigned to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, along with members of Nebraska and North Dakota Army National Guard, helped train German Bundeswehr Reserve soldiers with various U.S. Army doctrine tasks at the Hohenfels Training Area, July 19, 2018.

OPERATION HAY DROP

Nebraska Flood Response 2019


A Nebraska National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew from B Company 2-135 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) loaded bales of hay in preparation for a mission to feed stranded cattle near Columbus, Neb., March 20. The mission is part of a larger effort to care of stranded livestock due to flooding in the area.

COVID19 RESPONSE

Nebraska Army National Guard Sgt. Aaron Jaapar, 267th Maintenance Company, carries canned corn to be packed into smaller bags, April 21, 2020, at the National Guard warehouse in Lincoln, and distributed to those in need in Southeast Nebraska through the Food Bank of Lincoln. The Nebraska National Guard is supporting multiple food bank operations throughout the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Crawford)

NATIONAL GUARD ADVISES CZECH REPUBLIC ON COVID-19 RESPONSE

LINCOLN, Neb. – Members of the Nebraska and Texas National Guard traveled to the Czech Republic in November at the request of the Czech Republic Ministry of Health to share best practices on fighting COVID-19.

NEBRASKA’S ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MAINTAINS PARACHUTE CERTIFICATION JUMPS

Fifty-five members of the 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment with the Nebraska National Guard jumped from a C130 at 1,200 feet to maintain the jump status which requires this level of jump every six months.

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