Contact SSG Orise Cormier III at (318) 463-2089 (or FAX (318)-463-3811)) any time between 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.

The National Guard offers many opportunities. Training in numerous technical fields, a part-time job that pays between $6 and $8/hour for just one weekend a month and two weeks in the Summer, and the following educational benefits:

• Montgomery GI Bill - The new Educational Assistance Program provides over $6,800 for your education expenses, paid directly to you. The benefits are paid in monthly increments of $190 for full-time, $143 for three-quarters time and $95 for half-time students for a maximum period of 36 school months.
• College Tuition Exemption - In the Louisiana Army National Guard, you can receive TUITION EXEMPTION at any state funded college, university, or vocational/technical school for 5 YEARS or a Bachelors Degree, whichever comes first.
  The College Tuition Exemption is applicable at the following schools:
  • Bossier Parish Community College
  • Delgado Community College
  • Grambling State University
  • LSU - Alexandria
  • LSU - Baton Rouge
  • LSU - Shreveport
  • LSU at Eunice
  • LA. Tech University
  • McNeese State University
  • Nicholls State University
  • Northeast Louisiana University
  • Northwestern State University
  • Southeastern Louisiana University
  • Southern University - Baton Rouge
  • Southern University - New Orleans
  • Southern University - Shreveport - Bossier
  • St. Bernard Parish Community College
  • University of New Orleans
  • University of Southwestern Louisiana

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