GOLD Program

Skill Sets:

• Life skills in time management, problem solving, and organization
• Professional skills in effective communication and PowerPoint presentation
• Leadership skills in small group team building and management

Benefits:

• Non-deployable through graduation
• 100% paid college tuition
• Residence hall scholarship
• Books/Fees scholarship
• Oklahoma Military Academy Scholarship 
• Federal tuition assistance, MGI Bill, loans, grants, OHLAP
• Leadership lab instead of drill
• Commission at 90 hours with GOLD versus 124 hours with ROTC
• Paid training
• Receive all Military Benefits

Eligibility Requirements:

• Meet all current National Guard Enlistment Criteria
• Be of high moral character
• Agree to complete basic and advanced individual training
• Agree to enroll in GOLD at RSU as a full-time student for the duration of the program
• Attain a 110 GT score or higher by the end of the sophomore year of college
• Hold and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Interview with GOLD personnel via telephone or in person

Stabilization:

• Applicants/Soldiers accepted into the GOLD Program will not be mobilized for the duration of the time they are in the GOLD Program.
• Failure to meet GOLD requirements and maintain full-time student status will end stabilization and return the Soldier to his/her parent unit.

Incentives:

GOLD enlistment applicants are eligible for all current ARNG incentives provided they meet the criteria outlined in the current ARNG Selected Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP).