Effective immediately, the Army National Guard authorizes the enlistment of applicants having neither a high school diploma nor alternate education credential (GED, National Guard Youth Challenge, Correspondence Diploma, etc). The Applicants will enlist under the “Army National Guard GED Plus Program”. The Enlistee has three options: Online only, online and Resident, and Online and Alternate State Option. To get more information on the Online (Phase I), or the Resident (Phase II) please refer to the ARNG GED Plus Program (AGPP) section of this website.

Who Qualifies?

Applicants must have a minimum AFQT score of 31 and a certified transcript showing completion of the ninth grade. Applicants enlisting under the program must also meet the following criteria:

The applicant must have withdrawn form high school for at least six months prior to date of application for enlistment. No waivers are authorized.

The applicant must be 18 years old or older, or not be eligible to return to his/her local high school for completion of the high school diploma program.

The applicant must qualify for enlistment by achieving a minimum score of 31% or higher on the AFQT. Applicants scoring 31 to 49 as well as those who score 50 or above on the ASVAB, but do not pass the TTAS will count against High School graduate NPS accessions. Applicants who score 50 or higher on the ASVAB and meet TTAS Tier I status are eligible to receive Tier I incentives and are excluded from the Tier I quality benchmark calculations, up to a 5% exemption of the NPS accessions.

Any applicant testing positive on the Drug and Alcohol Test (DAT) screening will be immediately discharged from the program. DAT waivers are not authorized.

Non-High School Graduate applicants may not participate in the Split Training Option (STO), and may not be shipped for Initial Entry Training (IET) until they complete their GED / alternative high school education. ARNG GED Plus applicants will not be scheduled for IET prior to FEB 2006.