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well 70% of the soldiers in Iraq right now are National Guardsmen, they are among the best trained for a reason Well...70% of the forces in the Iraqi war are Army National Guard, Army National Guard was also in a very important war...called the Revolutionary war, thanks to that war, America is it's own country, so yeah... the Army National Guard is kind of involved...this is exactly why schools should have military history classes.
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What are the oldest military branches in order?
The US Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force and the Coast Guard in a time of war. The Army as it was originally is now actually The National Guard. They are the Original Army!
What does the National Guard do in wartime?
They get deployed, as well. For a good part of the war in Iraq, National Guard and reserve troops actually were the majority of military personnel in-country.
Is the civil war part of the branches of service?
The Civil War was a war not a branch of the service. The branches of service are Marines, Army, Navy and Air Force. There is also the National Guard and the Coast Guard.
What president of the US was an artillery commander in the Mississippi's National Guard?
The only President that I know of that was a Commander of an artillery unit in the National Guard was Harry S. Truman, who was the Commander of 129th Field Artillery, Missouri Army National Guard, in 1918, During World War 1.
What function is served by the National Guard Armory?
The National Guard Armory served the army during the war in supplying them armors and other weapons but now many armories have been converted into schools or studios for film making.
Is the natational guards concidered as military?
The army national guard in any state in the United States is a military component of the US Army. Each states army national guard is normally under the control of the governor of that state and can be used to respond to natural disasters, local civil unrest, etc. In the event of war or other national crisis, the national guard unit can be ordered to federal active duty by the president as commander in chief of the armed forces. National guard members receive the same basic and advanced individual training as active duty personnel.
How long do people serve in the National Guard?
See website: US National Guard. Note: Even though the National Guard is a STATE military, it is still governed by the US Federal Government. The commander in chief for the state National Guard is their respective state Governor, but if the Governor violates Federal Law, then the Guard can be activated (mobilized) as a Federal US Army unit. This prevents one state from going to war with another state; for example Arizona doing battle with California; or Texas going to war with Oklahoma. During the 1930's the governor of Arizona was going to use his Arizona Army (National Guard) to commence war against the US Government over water rights (a dam construction project). If that would have occurred, the US would simply activate the Arizona Army Guard, thus making them a regular US Army unit. Governor Wallace used his Alabama Army (National Guard) to enforce Alabama segregation laws in the 1960's; the US government activated his Alabama Guard, making them a US Army unit, and reversed Governor Wallace's orders.
What is the amry territorial?
The term Territorial Army comes from the British. Their Territorial Army is composed of locals who serve in a reserve capacity, and it's a homeland force - it doesn't deploy to foreign war zones. Some countries refer to such forces as a Home Army or National Guard, although the US National Guard wouldn't fit the criteria - the US National Guard is a combat deployable force. State Guard Forces funded, raised, and maintained in some states would be a closer equivalent.
Is it right to be drafted from the National Guard?
People used to join the Guard for just that reason: to stay out of the regular Army that got shipped overseas and not used to bolster a destroyed dying military the way they are used now in Iraq.
When was the US Army federalized?
The US Army has ALWAYS been a federal government function. From time to time, usually during war, the National Guard and Reserve forces may be "federalized"
How many units from Kentucky were involved in Vietnam War?
The Kentucky Army National Guard 2/138th Field Artillery was deployed to South Vietnam.
Do we say reserve private at the army or reservist private at the army?
The US Army consists of three armies: Regular Army, Army Reserves, and the Army National Guard. The US Air Force has the same organization. The USN & USMC do not; they only have reserves. For the Army & Air Force; the AIR National Guard and the ARMY National Guard are (and/or were up until the US Civil War) separate forces at one time; they were the STATE MILITIAS under the command and control of the GOVERNOR of the state that they belonged to. Example: During the US Civil War you might read during some battles (examples only) about the "35th Mississippi engaging the 46th New York at such and such place." AFTER the US Civil War, those names wouldn't be used...they'd say, as an example: "69th US Armor engaging the 202nd NVA Armor" (actual units engaged during the Vietnam War), but the 69th wouldn't mention a state...just the army itself...the US. Post US Civil War...the Army National Guard became the US National Guard so that "states" wouldn't fight each other again. Even though the Guard is still officially under the "C & C" (command & control) of the Governor, if he goes against the US government, as Arizona threatened to do in the 1930's over a dam project (water project); and Governor Wallace of Alabama actually mobilized his Alabama Army National Guard during a Civil Rights action in the 1960's, the US government can (and did in Wallace's case) activate the Guard unit into the REGULAR ARMY, this is a safety measure to prevent another civil war. Therefore, ALL US Army Reservists, Guardsmen, and US Army Regulars are US Soldiers: Privates, Private First Class, Specialists, Sergeants, etc. If you look at their uniforms they will ALL SAY US ARMY on them. None will say US Army Reserves or National Guard. Only on paper (orders: sometimes) will designations be so marked: Jones (USAR) or Jones (ANG or ARNG). Bottom line: Unless they were West Pointers or otherwise had received an "RA" commission, all US Army officers in Vietnam were Reserve/Guard officers on active duty. Upon completion of their tour of duty...they were returned to Army Reserve/Guard status and sent home.
