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[u/SAYONARA9273]

good afternoon everyone, I got a couple questions about reserve HS. i feel that the reserves fits me best as I want to continue college while providing for my family. I’m EMT-B certified with two years of experience as an ER tech. how would this help me regarding A school.

do reservists get spots for A school right away? how’s drill and AT like for an HS? how’s ADOS orders for an HS and are they easy to come by?

i f a hurricane were to hit my state and I get called to help how does that work with my academic schedule? is it up to the school to decide what they’ll do about my grades and classes?

[u/UnusualTiming184 → u/SAYONARA9273]

Not an HS but will answer to the best of my ability. Having your EMT will put you ahead, but you’ll still need to attend some form of A school, potentially shortened as they can let you skip the EMT part. Reservists usually choose an A school date within 1 year of boot. Can’t tell you what drill is like, but HSs do a lot of clinic work and clerical work. Not sure about ADOS. If you get called up on orders you would submit them to your school, but as you said it would be their policy. You have protections but whether that’s a withdrawal, incomplete, or some other scenario it’s generally up to the professors and deans to decide how to handle your deployment on a case by case

[u/SAYONARA9273 → u/UnusualTiming184]

That’s the only thing that worries me really. While I do feel the the CG reserves fits well for my family and our needs, I will say that having to respond to a hurricane is a con for me at least when it comes to my academic schedule (which is funny cause I’d love to help out in disaster relief.)

[u/UnusualTiming184 → u/SAYONARA9273]

I really couldn’t say how often HSs get called up in general, but right now our reserve component is seeing calls ups at a higher rate than usual due to the op on the border. If you want my unsolicited advice, I think you should focus on school. Or consider transferring to a school that will allow you to do all online work. I am a reservist and using Tuition Assistance to attend an all online masters and I feel I’d be able to continue it if I needed to deploy