I was in the Army Reserves throughout 2016, in Sept 2016 i joined the AGR Program and have been receiving active duty pay ever since but i can't answer that way

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June 1, 2019
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I cant select both reserves and active duty when it asks my military status for 2016...what do i do?

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Best answer by ToddL

You can select either option and it won't affect your tax return.

Technically, you are still a member of the Reserves (Reserve Component), even if Active Guard Reserve (AGR), because you count against Army Reserve end-strength.

It won't, however, make any difference in the program, except for the order in which some of the interview questions are presented - the same questions will appear, just in a different order.

ToddL

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How do I know this? Because I used to manage AGR program resources at OCAR.

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You can select either option and it won't affect your tax return.

Technically, you are still a member of the Reserves (Reserve Component), even if Active Guard Reserve (AGR), because you count against Army Reserve end-strength.

It won't, however, make any difference in the program, except for the order in which some of the interview questions are presented - the same questions will appear, just in a different order.