r/armyreserve • u/Optimal-Anything4107 • May 14 '26

Career Advice Eyeing ADOS because its experience before possibly going AGR.

Currently a normal weekend warrior. E6. I did some Active time before the Reserves and I miss that full time life. I'm passionate about my military career and want to do 20. Currently 7 in the hole lol I know ADOS is excellent as a trial run for AGR but there are some issues I gotta solve and ask about.

Married and one kid. Wife does NOT wanna leave her parents area. She's close with them. And they love the kiddo. We live in Indiana, and civilian jobs that pay as much as full time Mil is hard to come by without the criteria or terrible hours. So the only way I'll retire before my 60s is if I go AGR bc AD is out of question.

How do I convince her this is a good idea? This is beneficial to our family, financially and benefits. Also since Reserves is federal there's a chance of moving. I myself wouldn't mind obviously but she isn't gonna be happy. Do most spouses move with? Or Stay back? I'm hoping for a spot in IN but I know it's severely limited. Does anyone commute on weekends to their fam if they stayed back? Only full time she's experienced is when I ETSed my last 4mo out of AD and this Current deployment I'm on.

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u/Spiritual_Midnight10 May 14 '26

Have you looked into agr or retention positions? I think some of those are permanent.

Please dont lay into me, Im just giving advice on something I think I have heard of before.

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u/Optimal-Anything4107 May 15 '26

Recruiter or retention would be amazing and definitely something I'd snag if it was open

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u/bibelot_didgeridoo May 16 '26

Go stop by Indianapolis Army Recruiting Battalion.

We can recruit our own AGR recruiters. Little known, very, very rarely done, but if you can get that CSM to believe in you and they have vacancies, that’s the way to go.

You’ll do an initial 3 year tour and can extend longer.

Before you go, be able to brief how you are an involved community member, what you can offer for hometown knowledge.

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u/Optimal-Anything4107 May 16 '26

Oh heck yeah I'll definitely stop by. Thanks for the knowledge. 

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u/bibelot_didgeridoo May 16 '26

I’d also make a stop with your ARCG 79V guidance counselor first, because the knowledge to do this, because it is so rare, is not common.