One thousand of the 1,750 openings are newly authorized by Congress for fiscal year 1999, said Lt. Col. James R. Pullen, a spokesman for the Office of the Chief, Army Reserve. The Army Reserve has a goal of placing 12 percent of its force in full-time positions. Only 9.6 percent of the force is currently full-time, however, Pullen said. The increase in AGR positions will improve the full-time support ratio and the readiness of the total Army Reserve force, Pullen said.
Positions are available for enlisted soldiers, warrant officers and officers.
Soldiers must be in the grades of specialist through sergeant first class, warrant officer one through chief warrant officer four, and second lieutenant through major. Soldiers must have their application packets to the Army Reserve Personnel Command in St. Louis, Mo., by Jan. 15. A selection board will be convened in March. Soldiers in the regular Army, National Guard, and Army Reserve are eligible to apply for AGR positions, Pullen said. Regular Army and National Guard soldiers must be discharged from their component with concurrent assignment to the Army Reserve before being eligible for the AGR program, he explained.