<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Military-Technician on MOS Roadmap</title><link>https://mosroadmap.com/tags/military-technician/</link><description>Recent content in Military-Technician on MOS Roadmap</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><managingEditor>johnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim)</managingEditor><webMaster>johnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim)</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:25:42 -0400</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://mosroadmap.com/tags/military-technician/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>AGR Program National Guard Guide: AGR vs. Technician</title><link>https://mosroadmap.com/guide/agr-national-guard-technician-careers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:23:32 +0000</pubDate><author>johnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim)</author><guid>https://mosroadmap.com/guide/agr-national-guard-technician-careers/</guid><description>&lt;ul&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;AGR provides military pay, applicable allowances, medical coverage, and active-service retirement credit.&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Dual-status technicians receive federal civilian pay while maintaining compatible National Guard membership.&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;State AGR applications go through the appropriate HRO or AGR office; technician applications generally go through USAJOBS.&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;An initial Army National Guard Title 32 AGR tour is generally three years, while technician security depends on whether the appointment is permanent, indefinite, term, or temporary.&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Technician employment can build separate civilian and military retirement records; it does not automatically count as AGR active service.&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;/ul&gt;&#10;&lt;h2 id="agr-and-technician-careers-differ-on-pay-and-retirement"&gt;AGR and technician careers differ on pay and retirement&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;The AGR program puts you on full-time military duty with military basic pay, applicable allowances, medical coverage, leave, and active-service retirement credit. A dual-status military technician works full time for the Guard as a federal civilian, receives civilian pay, and must maintain Guard membership.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>