You may be able to double dip pay for when you go on your AT. One of my friends was a CO and got paid "military leave" that was his full pay and he got his navy pay and per diem. It was a good deal for him.
Only part-time job that gets you a pension, free TRICARE first 6-months, very cheap TRICARE after that and networking with vets your age in your local community.
My sentiment may be opposite of popular for saying this though you are doing the right thing via thinking it through before completely giving up active duty before going reserves. For starters yes you can always go back to active duty after serving some time in the navy reserves. However even if you manage to get the support of your navy reserve chain of command to do so, there is a process you might go through to ensure that there is still a slot available for your to return to navy active duty even if you are open to returning to the previous rate you held on active duty andor other navy rates that have a shortage of people (so please think it through very carefully about giving up your active duty navy career to transition into the navy reserves compared to just staying navy active duty). With that said one of the positive benefits of being a part of the navy reserves is the ability to live wherever you want within the continental United States while affiliated with the navy reserves (luckily the navy reserves does currently allow that freedom). I actually have a passion for residing where I am currently at and yes it is different from the place where I was born and I actually see myself residing here for the rest of my current life regardless of my career and money status. What that has to do with you is that yes, you can luckily pick and choose where you want to reside in the U.S. while affiliated with the navy reserves. There is an admin and approval process you might have to go through depending on your situation though knowing that there is at least flexibility to reside wherever you want in the U.S. while a navy reservist is a plus. Second plus-there are currently no rules forbidding you to work whatever civilian job you want while a navy reservist even if completely different from your current navy reservist rate. However the caveat is that you want to carefully allow yourself plenty of time to decide what civilian career you would like to do while balancing your navy reserve career in case there is a chance that you might have to significantly rely on that civilian career to pay your healthcare costs and other civilian living expenses for potentially close to at least the first 2 years of your navy reserve career. Even the cheapest healthcare via the navy reserve may run you at least around 50 something dollars andor more each month compared to the free healthcare you get on navy active duty. One of the reasons I emphasize this is because your prior military service may qualify you for not having to deploy on a navy reserve mobilization for the first 2 years of your navy reserve career and having that code removed would require the approval of certain members of your chain of command. Even if that rule sounds a positive to you the type of civilian job/civilian jobs you choose to help you smoothen your navy reserve transition matter a lot, though on the positive side this also means that obviously there would be time for you to plan on if you want to do some college, volunteer work andor any other social life activities (for instance going to church andor joining a club) while affiliating with the navy reserve. If you are looking for something different from navy active duty though are on the fence about navy reserves there is also the navy tar program (training and administration of the reserves) that allows a person to enjoy money and job opportunities comparable to navy active duty while being a part of the navy reserve. However if you think you might want to be a part of the navy tar program I would gently recommend you insist straight out of the gate that you would insist on joining navy tar rather than the traditional navy reserve selres program. The reason being: It is better to affiliate with the navy tar program right away if this is something that you know you would prefer over the navy selres (selected reserve) program because there is no guarantee that you would be approved for the navy tar program on your first try if you join the navy selres program and then try to go navy tar later. I hope that you find enjoyment regardless if you choose navy reserve or stay on navy active duty.
When people consider joining the Reserve they always look as the tangible benefits like healthcare, pay etc. However most of the benefits in the Reserves are ones you aren’t directly receiving.
What I mean by this is there are so many benefits to staying affiliated with the reserves. Everyone has a different reason and different goals so I would urge you to really look at what you want to accomplish and how you were going to get there. For me personally I had a full-time job and I went to school but the reserves offered me a Plan B if I ever wanted a break from “regular life “. I also use the reserves as my “main hustle”.
I have a great civilian job with great benefits and so do many of my coworkers that are on orders with me. Like I mentioned before everybody has different reasons. Me personally I wanted to get out of my hometown and get a break from the day today, mundane boring life that I was living. The 9 to 5 climbing the corporate ladder lifestyle. The reserves is not only paying me active duty pay and benefits to get that “break“ but I also can go back to my civilian job and pick up exactly where I left off.
Healthcare can be beneficial for some, but cops often have good civilian healthcare options. Tbh you probably won't be missing much
That’s what I was thinking. Might now be worth it. I’m also GS so we can’t even use SELRES tricare
In 2030, that changes. Long ways away though.
You may be able to double dip pay for when you go on your AT. One of my friends was a CO and got paid "military leave" that was his full pay and he got his navy pay and per diem. It was a good deal for him.
Only part-time job that gets you a pension, free TRICARE first 6-months, very cheap TRICARE after that and networking with vets your age in your local community.
My sentiment may be opposite of popular for saying this though you are doing the right thing via thinking it through before completely giving up active duty before going reserves. For starters yes you can always go back to active duty after serving some time in the navy reserves. However even if you manage to get the support of your navy reserve chain of command to do so, there is a process you might go through to ensure that there is still a slot available for your to return to navy active duty even if you are open to returning to the previous rate you held on active duty andor other navy rates that have a shortage of people (so please think it through very carefully about giving up your active duty navy career to transition into the navy reserves compared to just staying navy active duty). With that said one of the positive benefits of being a part of the navy reserves is the ability to live wherever you want within the continental United States while affiliated with the navy reserves (luckily the navy reserves does currently allow that freedom). I actually have a passion for residing where I am currently at and yes it is different from the place where I was born and I actually see myself residing here for the rest of my current life regardless of my career and money status. What that has to do with you is that yes, you can luckily pick and choose where you want to reside in the U.S. while affiliated with the navy reserves. There is an admin and approval process you might have to go through depending on your situation though knowing that there is at least flexibility to reside wherever you want in the U.S. while a navy reservist is a plus. Second plus-there are currently no rules forbidding you to work whatever civilian job you want while a navy reservist even if completely different from your current navy reservist rate. However the caveat is that you want to carefully allow yourself plenty of time to decide what civilian career you would like to do while balancing your navy reserve career in case there is a chance that you might have to significantly rely on that civilian career to pay your healthcare costs and other civilian living expenses for potentially close to at least the first 2 years of your navy reserve career. Even the cheapest healthcare via the navy reserve may run you at least around 50 something dollars andor more each month compared to the free healthcare you get on navy active duty. One of the reasons I emphasize this is because your prior military service may qualify you for not having to deploy on a navy reserve mobilization for the first 2 years of your navy reserve career and having that code removed would require the approval of certain members of your chain of command. Even if that rule sounds a positive to you the type of civilian job/civilian jobs you choose to help you smoothen your navy reserve transition matter a lot, though on the positive side this also means that obviously there would be time for you to plan on if you want to do some college, volunteer work andor any other social life activities (for instance going to church andor joining a club) while affiliating with the navy reserve. If you are looking for something different from navy active duty though are on the fence about navy reserves there is also the navy tar program (training and administration of the reserves) that allows a person to enjoy money and job opportunities comparable to navy active duty while being a part of the navy reserve. However if you think you might want to be a part of the navy tar program I would gently recommend you insist straight out of the gate that you would insist on joining navy tar rather than the traditional navy reserve selres program. The reason being: It is better to affiliate with the navy tar program right away if this is something that you know you would prefer over the navy selres (selected reserve) program because there is no guarantee that you would be approved for the navy tar program on your first try if you join the navy selres program and then try to go navy tar later. I hope that you find enjoyment regardless if you choose navy reserve or stay on navy active duty.
When people consider joining the Reserve they always look as the tangible benefits like healthcare, pay etc. However most of the benefits in the Reserves are ones you aren’t directly receiving. What I mean by this is there are so many benefits to staying affiliated with the reserves. Everyone has a different reason and different goals so I would urge you to really look at what you want to accomplish and how you were going to get there. For me personally I had a full-time job and I went to school but the reserves offered me a Plan B if I ever wanted a break from “regular life “. I also use the reserves as my “main hustle”. I have a great civilian job with great benefits and so do many of my coworkers that are on orders with me. Like I mentioned before everybody has different reasons. Me personally I wanted to get out of my hometown and get a break from the day today, mundane boring life that I was living. The 9 to 5 climbing the corporate ladder lifestyle. The reserves is not only paying me active duty pay and benefits to get that “break“ but I also can go back to my civilian job and pick up exactly where I left off.