VA #01-08, RECRUITING AND RETENTION NCO, MOS: 79T, OPEN: 7 JAN 08 CLOSE: CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT, VARIOUS LOCATIONS
THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY
This
announcement must be posted on unit bulletin boards until the day following the
closing date.
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER 01-08
Position
Title: RECRUITING
AND RETENTION NCO MOS: 79T (Open to any MOS)
Opening
Date: 7 January 2008 Closing Date: CONTINUOUS
RECRUITMENT
Duty
Station: Various Locations throughout
the State
Military
Assignment: Recruiting
and Retention Command,
Military
Grade: Minimum:
SPC/E4 $1,758.90 - $2,135.10 (base pay
range per month)
Maximum: SFC/E7 $2,421.00
- $4,351.20 (base pay range per month)
*your pay will depend on your years of
service; you will also receive other
allowances for rations, housing, uniforms, and cost of living (normally between
$800-$1400 per month).
SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY (up to $450.00
per month)
Area of Consideration: This position is open to all members of the
New Jersey Army National
Guard,
or persons eligible to become a member.
Duties and
Responsibilities: The soldier selected for this position will
be responsible to contact, interview, and advise civilian personnel leading to
obtaining qualified applicants for enlistment into the Army National
Guard. You will present formal and informal talks on advantages of the
ARNG at civic and service organizations and student bodies. You will
report to the Recruiting and Retention NCOIC and Recruiting and Retention
Sergeant Major of assigned area, and may be subject to unusual and additional
duty hours necessary for establishing and pursuing leads. Other duties include:
accomplish station administration to include preparation and submission of
official correspondence and reports; distribute/display recruiting publicity
material; establish liaison with local radio, televisions and newspaper
agencies; write, edit, or present recruiting material for use by local
communications agencies; discuss individual aims and goals to include.
You will learn to explain Army benefits including: Reenlistment Bonus,
Retirement Pay, Military/Civilian Educational Opportunities, Travel,
Recreational Benefits, and evaluate applicant’s
occupational education, psychological background in effort to determine
programs with specific individual appeal. You will maintain statistics on
recruiting programs; prepare enlistment reports, and other administrative
correspondence. Your mission will
include the three tenants of Strength Maintenance, Recruiting, Retention, and
Attrition Management.
Additional Position
Requirements: You
must possess a minimum physical profile of 132221, a minimum score of 110 in
aptitude area GT, or a score of 100 in aptitude area GT with a score of 100 in
aptitude area ST, a minimum time in service of 2 years, possess clarity of
speech. Be a high school graduate with diploma; or have one year college
with a high school GED with no waiver. Applicants must be enrolled in ARNG
Recruiting Course within 90 days of hire.
NOTE:
MOS of 79T will not be awarded below the grade of E7. For conversion of
current MOS to 79T, individuals must meet the established requirements of NGR
601-1 and NGR 600-200.
Point
of Contact: LTC
John Sheard (609) 562-0710
Equal
Opportunity:
Equal evaluation,
consideration and treatment based upon merit, fitness and capability
irrespective of race, color, religion, gender or national origin.
Initial
Eligibility Requirements : Please refer to the General Eligibility
Requirements, and Initial Entry Qualifications shown on Page 3. If you have any questions, do not understand,
or are not sure about what applies to your particular situation, please call
the HRO at 609-562–0860 for assistance.
How
To Apply: Please
see the Vacancy Announcement Checklist shown on Page 3 for the required
documentation to submit with your application.
Application forms are available on request from your unit Readiness NCO,
Battalion Personnel NCO, or Full Time Support Supervisor. You may also obtain an application form by
logging onto http://www.state.nj.us/military/hro
and clicking on the link in the left margin for “Publications”. Your application will be reviewed for
completeness, and for eligibility. If
any document required by the Checklist is missing from your packet, please
provide a brief explanation of the reason.
IMPORTANT! APPLICATIONS DETERMINED TO BE INCOMPLETE,
INCORRECT OR INSUFFICIENT UPON INITIAL REVIEW WILL NOT RECEIVE FURTHER
CONSIDERATION.
Soldiers
who meet the General Eligibility and Initial Entry Requirements will have their
applications forwarded to a Selection Official or Board for interview and
ranking. The selected person(s) will be
ordered to Full Time National Guard Duty in Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) status
in
Mail
To: Headquarters,
**
Must arrive NLT Close of Business on the Closing Date**
Pay
and Benefits:
Your Basic Pay and allowances depend upon your grade and the length of
credit-able service. You will be
submitted under the AADPS through USPFO-NJ.
You will receive Leave at the rate of 2 1/2 days per month, and be entitled
to all Regular Federal Holidays. Your
medical care and hospitalization will be administered under the Uniformed
Service Health Benefits Program., along with those of any dependents that you
have. You are entitled to PCS and TDY
travel allowance when applicable. At the
completion of at least 20 years of Active Federal Service, you will be eligible
for a full retirement. While on AGR
tour, you will accrue retirement credits at the rate of one point for each day
of service. Members who leave their jobs
and enter tour have re-employment rights under the federal USERRA law. Full
Survivor Benefits are authorized while on AGR tour. You and all eligible
dependents will receive full and unlimited PX/Commissary privileges. You and all eligible dependents will receive
an Active Duty Identification Card / Dependent Identification Card and be
enrolled in DEERS. You are subject to
military discipline under NJ State Statutes and Regulations.
Information
for Technicians Entering Tour: Currently employed
technicians may compete for AGR positions.
If selected, your FEGLI stops the day preceding your entry on active
duty, your NGAUSIT will be terminated at the end of the pay period, your Health
Insurance will terminate effective on entry into tour. Additionally, any Credit Union deposits and
US Savings Bond allotments will terminate, and you must make separate
arrangement for the length of tour.
DISTRIBUTION: A2, A3, B, C, D, HRO(1)
TABLE 1 – VACANCY
ANNOUNCEMENT APPLICATION CHECKLIST
The following documents must be submitted
by applicants for this position vacancy-
1. NGB Form 34-1 (Application for AGR Position).
In
employment history section your current Battalion Full Time Support Supervisor
must initial next to their name
and
phone number in the immediate supervisor block to acknowledge their awareness
of this application.
2. DA Form 2-1 (certified True Copy).
3. A copy of current physical. If your physical is more than 6 months old, a
certified Height/Weight statement within 6 months of the announcement must be
included. If you exceed the screening
table weight in AR 600-9, you must include a DA Form 5500/5501 (Body Fat
Content Worksheet).
4. A current DA Form 4970 (Medical Screening
Summary- Cardiovascular Risk Screening Program) must be included if you are
over 40 years of age.
5. A copy of your NGB Form 23-B (Retirement
Points History Statement) if you are a current member of the NJ Army National
Guard.
6. Official DA photograph (a Polaroid or other snapshot of you in your
Class A uniform from head to jacket hem).
7. A current DA Form 705 (Army Physical Fitness
Score Card).
8. Copies of your last 5 NCOER, or a Letter of
Recommendation for soldiers not requiring an NCOER.
9. Copies of any DD Form 214.
10. Photocopy
of your current civilian motor vehicle operators license. All data must be readable.
11. Any other
documents that will support your qualifications i.e. civilian job evaluations,
school transcripts, etc.
NOTES-
a. Make sure that you enter the Vacancy
Announcement number and title on your NGB Form 34-1
b. Make sure that you sign and date your NGB Form
34-1.
c. Make all entries legible, and complete all
items in full.
d. Government postage paid envelopes or
government facsimile machines may not be used to submit
applications
for employment, nor will e-mail applications be accepted.
TABLE 2 – NEW
GENERAL
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
1. Must meet physical standards of AR 600-9 and
AR 135-18, Table 2-1.
2. Must be a member of the NJ Army National
Guard
3. Must not be under current suspension of
favorable personnel actions.
4. Applicant must not be entitled to receive
federal military retired or retainer pay.
5. Must be able to serve at least 3 good years
in active status prior to mandatory removal.
6. Personnel applying for an initial tour who
have 15 or more years of active military service credited to retirement will
require a waiver from NGB prior to placement on tour.
7. Applicants who have voluntarily separated
from the AGR program are not eligible to re-enter for one year from the date of
separation
8. Applicants who have voluntarily separated
from the AGR program in lieu of adverse personnel actions, or who have been
involuntarily separated from the AGR program are not eligible to re-enter the
program.
INITIAL
ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Must meet entry requirements of AR 135-18.
2. Must be medically qualified under AR 40-501
Chap 3 and 4 or 5 as applicable within 24 months prior to initial entry. You
must be medically certified as drug free, be tested for HIV within 6 months of
initial entry and not be pregnant. Female soldiers must undergo a pregnancy
test within 15 days prior to initial entry.
3. Soldiers transferring between states or
entering FTNGD from Active Duty status without a break in service must have a
current physical exam and include DA Form 3081-R with their application.
4. Officers/Warrant Officers and enlisted E6 and
above must possess the MOS/AOC for the AGR position selected.