This section is
designed to help you answer "Basic Enlistment
Qualifications" questions? Most are uninformed about the
correct qualifications for enlistment into the Tennessee
Army National Guard (TNARNG). Some may think the
qualifications are the same as the Active Army. They are
not.
NPS= Non-Prior
Service applicant . A classification of an applicant who:
has never been a member of the Armed Forces; or had an
enlistment voided; or attended a service academy but had no
follow-on active service; or was discharged from the DEP
with no follow-on active service.
GNPS= Glossary Non-Prior Service applicant. Persons
who were previously separated from any US Armed Force, to
include a reserve components are classified GNPS if they
served on active duty for less than 180 days and have not
previously been awarded an MOS. (This includes applicants
who were discharged from a "conditional enlistment because
of a positive pre-accession drug and alcohol test (DAT).
Applicants who are MOS qualified regardless of time on
active duty are considered prior service.
PS= Prior-Service applicant. For enlistment purposes,
an applicant who has been awarded an MOS or who served more
than 179 days of active duty as a member of the armed
forces.