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During the Viet War, a man had to either do 2 yrs in the US Army, or 6 yrs in the Guard or USAR (US Army Reserve). The USAR is new, compared to the Guard, the USAR was created in the early 20th century to provide a "pool" of administrative & support personnel for the Regular Army. Thus, nearly all of the USAR consists of support personnel and support units. Contrasted to the Guard's large amount of combat units (tanks, infantry, artillery). Sometime after 1975, the DA (Department of the Army) lengthened a serviceman's obligation from 6 to the current 8 years. This was largely due to the all volunteer army; no more draft; and a reduced military overall (de-activation of units-called retiring the colors).

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