National Guard
The National Guard is the branch of the military that operates as a “home guard.” Like servicemen and women in other branches of the armed forces, members of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard undergo military training to protect the nation in case of attack and to aid americans during time of crisis, including national disasters like earthquakes and floods.
Unlike other branches of the military the guard is mostly stationed on home soil (though they can be mobilized by the federal government to fight overseas). Each state unit is controlled by their state government when they are not mobilized by the federal government. When you join the national guard, you can choose from a range of different career paths to work and receive training in. In the army National Guard, these categories: combat (infantry, …show more content…
Full time guard members spend each day working in the career path that they chose and participating in training exercises. Part time members spend one one week and a month month and one 2 week period each year in training and working with the guard. The rest of their time can be spent pursuing their own careers or attending college. They do this for each year of their enlistment. `In the Army National Guard new recruits sign up for 8 year terms, but they can choose to serve as little as 3 years and then spend the remainder on individual ready reserve. In the Air National Guard, recruits without previous military experience elist for 6 years. When the guard is called up for active duty, to respond to an emergency or fight for the country, members must go to wherever they are assigned and serve full-time until they are asked to stand down again. Those who work in vehicle maintenance work in
The National Guard is the branch of the military that operates as a “home guard.” Like servicemen and women in other branches of the armed forces, members of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard undergo military training to protect the nation in case of attack and to aid americans during time of crisis, including national disasters like earthquakes and floods.
Unlike other branches of the military the guard is mostly stationed on home soil (though they can be mobilized by the federal government to fight overseas). Each state unit is controlled by their state government when they are not mobilized by the federal government. When you join the national guard, you can choose from a range of different career paths to work and receive training in. In the army National Guard, these categories: combat (infantry, …show more content…
Full time guard members spend each day working in the career path that they chose and participating in training exercises. Part time members spend one one week and a month month and one 2 week period each year in training and working with the guard. The rest of their time can be spent pursuing their own careers or attending college. They do this for each year of their enlistment. `In the Army National Guard new recruits sign up for 8 year terms, but they can choose to serve as little as 3 years and then spend the remainder on individual ready reserve. In the Air National Guard, recruits without previous military experience elist for 6 years. When the guard is called up for active duty, to respond to an emergency or fight for the country, members must go to wherever they are assigned and serve full-time until they are asked to stand down again. Those who work in vehicle maintenance work in