(1) Applicants are
eligible for enlistment if they meet
procurement physical fitness
standards of AR 40-501, chapter 2,
and any additional requirements of a
specific option or MOS for which
enlisting. All non-prior service
applicants' physicals will be
accomplished at a MEPS. Applicants
enlisting for the SMP option will
meet medical standards outlined in
this chapter in addition to medical
standards outlined in Paragraph
3-17a(6) for participation in ROTC.
(2)
All applicants will be tested
for the presence of alcohol and
drugs. Applicants who refuse to
submit to drug and alcohol test will
be denied further processing for
enlistment. They will not be allowed
to continue processing and enlist in
the ARNG until they submit to a drug
and alcohol test.
(b)
Applicants are eligible to
enlist pending drug and alcohol test
results. This does not include
applicants who were previously
disqualified for presence of drugs
or alcohol. DAT results will be
posted on the MEPS physical and
forwarded to NGB-ARS for all waiver
request.
(c)
Applicants will be advised that
they will be discharged from the ARNG if the results of their
pre-accession drug and alcohol test
were found to be positive at the
time of enlistment. Discharge for a
positive DAT will be effective the
day the results are posted.
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