To maintain today's readiness and strength requirements while preparing for tomorrow's challenges, the Guard Recruiting Assistance Program promotes strength from within by recognizing and rewarding those who help the Army National Guard achieve its goals.

Guard Recruiting Assistants can earn additional income assisting Army National Guard recruiting efforts by identifying well-qualified men and women for service in the Army National Guard. RAs may earn up to $8,500 for each select Officer Candidate who accepts a Commission and $2,000 for each enlistment!  

The total amount of payment for an Officer Accession is determined by the ARNG’s current critical needs and the GRAP-O payment chart. There are four categories by which RAs will receive payment for Officer Accessions. Click here to learn more! RAs earn $2,000 for each individual who enlists and reports to Basic Training or prior service member who completes 120 days with the unit!

Guard Recruiting Assistants are embedded in their respective communities and are uniquely positioned to identify Potential Officers and Soldiers in the people they already know. It's the effective way to promote strength from within.

Be a Guard Recruiting Assistant. Qualify to become a Guard Recruiting Assistant through a simple online process. Take the first step toward earning additional income while assisting the Army National Guard in meeting future manpower requirements.

The Guard Recruiting Assistance Program (G-RAP) is a contracted program designed for individuals who voluntarily apply online at www.GuardRecruitingAssistant.com to become eligible to serve as a Recruiting Assistant (RA). The RA applicant will be verified and hired by a contractor, Docupak, and not the Army National Guard.

Each RA will cultivate quality Potential Officers and Soldiers from within their individual spheres of influence. Once a Potential Officer or Soldier is identified and pre-qualified, the RA will facilitate a meeting engagement with their local Officer Strength Manager (OSM), Warrant Officer Strength Manager (WOSM), or Recruiting and Retention NCO (RRNCO). The triad of OSM/WOSM/RRNCO, RA, and Potential Officer or Soldier will then work closely to process and move them towards accession.

For Officer Accessions, payment is determined by the ARNG’s current critical needs and the GRAP-O payment chart at the date of accession. There are four categories by which RAs will receive payment for Potential Officer nominations. Click here to learn more!

Upon verified enlistment, the RA will receive an initial $1,000 payment, with a second $1,000 payment upon verification of the Soldier’s successful shipment to Basic Training (if required) or once the prior service recruit completes 120 days with the unit.

Goals:

The Army National Guard launches the Guard Recruiting Assistance Program (G-RAP) to establish a position of strength from which the Army National Guard can achieve its accession mission and increase the number of MOS-qualified Soldiers.

Purpose:

• Transform the way the Army National Guard conducts recruiting and retention operations
• Return to community based recruiting — grassroots
• Reduce the cost of recruiting new Officers and Soldiers
• Increase the number of new Officers and Soldiers recruited