Which is better air force reserve or air National Guard?

Answer 1

Without getting too technical, the basic difference is that the Air Force Reserve is the reserve forces for the active Air Force, and the Air National Guard is specifically attached to one state. The governor of the respective state is the commander in chief for their guard. The same goes for the Army.

Both the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard ARE part of the Air Force. The reserve is federal while the guard is state. Both wear name tapes that state U.S. Air Force on their uniforms.

Answer 2

With the exception of the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, based in Hawaii, the Army Reserve has no combat arms, and is a support force in its entirety. It's composed of training units, instructional units, and other types of support units, with combat arms being relegated to the National Guard.

All I can tell you about the Air Force Reserve is that it's a reserve component of the Air Force, rather than a reserve component of the Army.

In both instances, members of the Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve are federal troops in their entirety, and not subject to activation by the governors of their respective states (unlike the Army National Guard and Air National Guard).

Answer 3

Depends on what you want out of it. It's a somewhat impossible question to answer without knowing that first.