Florida Army

National Guard

ROTC INCENTIVES

CPT Jaime R. Fried

B.L.U.F

The Florida Army

National Guard
(FLARNG) will pay
your college tuition or
room & board for two
or three years in
exchange for eight
years of service.
What Do I Get? Why Should I Join?
The Florida Army National
Guard and ROTC Can….

• Pay full tuition with the State Tuition Assistance Program

• Pay R&B (up to $10K, on/off campus)
• Provide a monthly stipend while attending school
• Pay four days for two days of weekend work
• Provide additional money for job qualified (MOSQ) Soldiers/Cadets (GI Bill &
possibly SMP Kicker)
• Pay $ 5,000 Leadership Training Course (LTC) Completion Bonus
• Pay $10,000 accession bonus upon completing BOLC II & III
How Do I Get all that Money???
Your Scholarship Options

• ROTC / USACC

• Reserve/National Guard
What ROTC/USACC Offers

• Campus Based Active Duty Scholarship

• Student Loan Repayment Option
• ADSO Options: Branch of Choice, Location, and Grad school
Campus Based Active Duty
Scholarship
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior
• Tuition 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
• ROTC Stipend 3,000.00 3,500.00 4,500.00 5,000.00

• Drill Pay (E5 for 12 MUTA 4 + AT) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
• Montgomery GI Bill (RC GI Bill) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
• Montgomery GI Bill Kicker 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
TOTAL: 3,000.00 3,500.00 4,500.00 5,000.00

Book Stipend 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00

*Room and Board 9,760.00 9,760.00 9,760.00 9,760.00

TOTAL: 13,960.00 14,460.00 15,460.00 14,960.00

Can Choose Room and Board OR Tuition

What We Offer

SMP
GRFD Non-Scholarship
GRFD Scholarship
Dedicated guard
SMP Program

• Serve as a member of the Florida National Guard and ROTC.

• YOU ARE NON-DEPLOYABLE while you are a student.
• Open to all contracted Cadets
• Prior service not required
• If you are on an ROTC Campus Based scholarship, (pays tuition and books
only) you can convert it and switch to being an SMP for the added $$
benefits.
• MS I cadets are not eligible to participate in the SMP, however they are
protected from deployment upon successful completion of their 1st semester
as a MS I. To remain non-deployable they must contract as a MSII in the
beginning of their sophomore year.
GRFD Without Scholarship

GRFD Without Scholarship

• Guarantees reserve forces duty (ARNG or USAR)
• Eligible to receive cadet stipend $350/$450/$500
• No scholarship money (no tuition/R&B or book allowance)
• Requires SMP participation – use TA for full tuition
• Can request GRFD control # anytime prior to accession
• Can request revocation of GRFD control # prior to
accession (allows for active duty competition)
• Allows commissioning in Guard or USAR
• Requires 6x2 obligation (6 years drilling/2 years IRR)

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GRFD Non Scholarship
$ Per 10 Month School Year

Non-Scholarship Sophomore Junior Senior

• Tuition (State or Federal*) 3,299.00 3,299.00 3,299.00

• ROTC Stipend 3,500.00 4,500.00 5,000.00

• Drill Pay (E5 for 12 MUTA 4 + AT) 4,477.20 4,477.20 4,477.20

• Montgomery GI Bill (RC GI Bill) 3,170.00 3,170.00 3,170.00
• Montgomery GI Bill Kicker 3,500.00 3,500.00 3,500.00

TOTAL: 17,946.20 18,946.20 19,446.20

*Based on eligibility

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GRFD Scholarship 1 or 2 Years

• Book stipends ($1,200 a yr)

• Full tuition or room & board option (You can use TA and take
the room/board option = Full Ride!)
• Can use with Chapter 1606/1607 Reserve GI Bill
• Can not revoke scholarship (must go ARNG/USAR)
• Can Commission Either National Guard OR Reserve
• Obligation changes (not increases) to 8x0
• Mr. Torres will put you in for scholarship – Unlimited!!! No
Competition!!!

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Dedicated Guard 1, 2, or 3 Years

• Book stipends ($1,200 a yr)

• Full tuition or room & board option (You can use TA and take the
room/board option = Full Ride!)
• Can not revoke scholarship
• MUST Commission National Guard no Active Duty Option
• Obligation changes (not increases) to 8x0
• Can NOT use with Chapter 1606/1607 Reserve GI Bill
• Can take the scholarship as late as your spring semester of your
MS IV year!
• Mr. Torres will put you in for scholarship – Unlimited!!! No
Competition!!!
GRFD and Dedicated Guard
Scholarship Sophomore Junior Senior

• Tuition (State or Federal*) 3,299.00 3,299.00 3,299.00

• ROTC Stipend 3,500.00 4,500.00 5,000.00

• Drill Pay (E5 for 12 MUTA 4 + AT) 4,477.20 4,477.20 4,477.20

• Montgomery GI Bill (RC GI Bill) 3,170.00 3,170.00 3,170.00
• Montgomery GI Bill Kicker 3,500.00 3,500.00 3,500.00
TOTAL: 17,946.20 18,946.20 19,446.20

Book Stipend 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00

Room and Board 9,760.00 9,760.00 9,760.00
TOTAL: 28,906.20 29,906.20 30,406.20
$$ Paid Directly to Student: 25,607.20 26,607.20 27,107.20

*Based on eligibility
What Do I Need to Get all that $$

• Pass DoDMERB and MEPS Physical

• Pass Army APFT 60-60-60
• Pass PMS interview
• Pass background check
• Must have 2.5 GPA for Scholarship/ 2.0 to
contract with PMS Approval
• Commission before the age of 31.
• U.S. Citizen
What Do I Need To Do To Keep The $$?

You Will…
• Contract as a ROTC Cadet
• Join a FLARNG unit as a SMP Cadet and drill
monthly
• Accept a commission & attend BOLC II & III
• Drill with the FLARNG for eight years*

*With GFRD and Dedicated Guard

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ROTC SMP GRFD Timeline

Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior

MS I MS II MS III MS IV

Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring

GRFD Scholarship
“Contract Eligible” GRFD Scholarship 2 semesters
Drill Pay 27 Credit hrs 2,3,4 semesters DG Scholarship
100% Tuition DG Scholarship
DoDMERB Physical .5, 1, 2 semesters
2,3,4,5,6 semesters
MGIB: $ 317 Pass APFT
Attend LDAC/LTC Drill Pay
MGIBK: $350 Pass Interview
100% Tuition
Complete 104-R Drill Pay
MGIB: $ 317
Offer ARNG 100% Tuition
MGIB K: $350
Drill Pay MGIB: $ 317
ROTC Stipend: $500
100% Tuition MGIB K: $350
ROTC Stipend: $450 *GRFD/DG Scholarship
MGIB: $ 317
Room/Board: $9,760
MGIB-K: $350
Books: $1,200
ROTC Stipend: $350
One More Thing… G-RAP!

• The Guard Recruiting Assistance Program (G-RAP) is a program designed

for SMP individuals who voluntarily apply online at
www.GuardRecruitingAssistant.com to become eligible to serve as a part-
time Recruiter Assistant (RA).
• Each RA will cultivate quality potential Soldiers (PS) from within their
individual areas of influence. Once a PA is identified and pre-qualified, the
RA will facilitate a meeting engagement with their local Recruiting and
Retention NCO (RRNCO).
• The triad of RRNCO, RA, and potential Soldier will then work closely
together to process the potential Soldier and move them towards
accession.
• Upon enlistment, the RA ( YOU ) will receive an initial payment of $1,000,
with a 2nd $1,000 payment upon successful shipment to Initial Entry
Training (IET).
QUESTIONS?

CPT Jaime Fried

813-974-0282
jfried@arotc.usf.edu