Active Guard Reserve
Encyclopedia
Active Guard Reserve also known as "Active Guard and Reserve," refers to a United States Army
and United States Air Force
federal military program which places Army National Guard
and Army Reserve
soldiers and Air National Guard
and Air Force Reserve
airmen on federal active duty status under Title 10 U.S.C., Title 14 U.S.C., or full-time National Guard duty under Title 32 U.S.C. 502(f) for a period of 180 consecutive days or more to provide full-time support to National Guard and Reserve organizations for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the Reserve Components according to Subsection 101(d)(6).
.
Soldiers and Airmen in such status are commonly referred to as AGRs. Although they continue to be members of the Reserve Components, they are in a different federal status than traditional part-time Army Reserve Component or Air Reserve Component members (including full-time Army Reserve Technician and Air Reserve Technician Program
members) called to active duty for training, special work, operational support to the Active Component, or mobilized for contingency operations. AGR personnel also receive the same benefits and entitlements as Army and Air Force Active Component military personnel.
Certain units with critical stateside missions, such as 1st Air Force, the Southeast Air Defense Sector
, Western Air Defense Sector
, have been converted from regular active duty personnel to "all AGR" in order to provide more consistent manning.
Navy Reserve Full-Time Support (FTS), formerly known as Training and Administration of the Reserves (TAR), Marine Corps Active Reserve (AR), and Coast Guard Reserve Program Administrators (RPAs) are technically included in the definition of AGR, although entry into these programs is typically limited to E-5 and below for enlisted personnel and O-4 with less than three years time in grade and below for commissioned officers.
Approximately 90% of FTS, AR and RPA officers and enlisted personnel enter these programs directly from the Active Component. Unlike the Army and Air Force AGR programs, FTS, AR and RPA are considered permanent active duty career programs with no opportunity for senior enlisted or senior officers to enter later in their careers from "traditional" part-time Reserve status at the E-7/E-8/E-9 or O-5/O-6 levels. Senior officers in FTS, AR and RPA are also subject to continuation boards at the O-5 and O-6 level and may be subject to an earlier mandated retirement date than their Regular Navy, Regular Marine Corps or Regular Coast Guard counterparts of the same pay grade in the Active Component.
Navy Reserve Canvasser/Recruiters are also included in the AGR definition, but may be accessed at the E-7/8/9, W-2/3/4/5, O-4 with more than 3 years time in grade and O-5 pay grades. Unlike FTS, Canvasser/Recruiter is not considered a career program, so career tenure protections and an active duty retirement are not guaranteed.
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
and United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
federal military program which places Army National Guard
Army National Guard
Established under Title 10 and Title 32 of the U.S. Code, the Army National Guard is part of the National Guard and is divided up into subordinate units stationed in each of the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia operating under their respective governors...
and Army Reserve
United States Army Reserve
The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the reserve components of the United States Army....
soldiers and Air National Guard
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
and Air Force Reserve
Air Force Reserve Command
The Air Force Reserve Command is a major command of the U.S. Air Force with its headquarters at Robins AFB, Georgia.It stood up as a major command of the Air Force on 17 February 1997....
airmen on federal active duty status under Title 10 U.S.C., Title 14 U.S.C., or full-time National Guard duty under Title 32 U.S.C. 502(f) for a period of 180 consecutive days or more to provide full-time support to National Guard and Reserve organizations for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the Reserve Components according to Subsection 101(d)(6).
.
Soldiers and Airmen in such status are commonly referred to as AGRs. Although they continue to be members of the Reserve Components, they are in a different federal status than traditional part-time Army Reserve Component or Air Reserve Component members (including full-time Army Reserve Technician and Air Reserve Technician Program
Air Reserve Technician Program
Air Reserve Technicians, commonly referred to as ARTs, are a nucleus of managers, planners and trainers who have knowledge and expertise to smooth Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard units' transition from a peacetime to a wartime environment...
members) called to active duty for training, special work, operational support to the Active Component, or mobilized for contingency operations. AGR personnel also receive the same benefits and entitlements as Army and Air Force Active Component military personnel.
Certain units with critical stateside missions, such as 1st Air Force, the Southeast Air Defense Sector
Southeast Air Defense Sector
The Southeast Air Defense Sector , was a unit of the US Air Force located at Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City, Florida. It provided air defense and surveillance of the southeastern region of the US...
, Western Air Defense Sector
Western Air Defense Sector
The Western Air Defense Sector is a United States Air Force unit and a component of the Washington Air National Guard. It is stationed at McChord Field, Washington-Overview:...
, have been converted from regular active duty personnel to "all AGR" in order to provide more consistent manning.
Navy Reserve/Marine Corps Reserve/Coast Guard Reserve counterparts
The sea services (i.e., USN, USMC, USCG) do not have an AGR program per se, but do have cadres of full-time active duty personnelNavy Reserve Full-Time Support (FTS), formerly known as Training and Administration of the Reserves (TAR), Marine Corps Active Reserve (AR), and Coast Guard Reserve Program Administrators (RPAs) are technically included in the definition of AGR, although entry into these programs is typically limited to E-5 and below for enlisted personnel and O-4 with less than three years time in grade and below for commissioned officers.
Approximately 90% of FTS, AR and RPA officers and enlisted personnel enter these programs directly from the Active Component. Unlike the Army and Air Force AGR programs, FTS, AR and RPA are considered permanent active duty career programs with no opportunity for senior enlisted or senior officers to enter later in their careers from "traditional" part-time Reserve status at the E-7/E-8/E-9 or O-5/O-6 levels. Senior officers in FTS, AR and RPA are also subject to continuation boards at the O-5 and O-6 level and may be subject to an earlier mandated retirement date than their Regular Navy, Regular Marine Corps or Regular Coast Guard counterparts of the same pay grade in the Active Component.
Navy Reserve Canvasser/Recruiters are also included in the AGR definition, but may be accessed at the E-7/8/9, W-2/3/4/5, O-4 with more than 3 years time in grade and O-5 pay grades. Unlike FTS, Canvasser/Recruiter is not considered a career program, so career tenure protections and an active duty retirement are not guaranteed.