There is the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
The National Guard is a military organization and the members are expected to train and serve as Military persons in times of crisis's. Currently there are many thousand US national guard servicemen and women in Iraq and other hot spots. So yes, you can die.
I think you mean deployed. Yes, females in the National Guard can get deployed.
There are actually two National Guards, but when people say the National Guard they are probably (but not necessarily) talking about the Army National Guard. The other National Guard is the Air National Guard which is to the Air Force what the Army National Guard is to the Army.
No. There is only an Army National Guard and an Air National Guard.
344,346 soldiers
There are over 214,000 women in the military. This is not counting branches of the military such as the reserves and the National Guard. These statistics come from the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs.
Yes. Each state has National Guard units.
No the National Guard does not have submarines. The National Guard is primarily a ground fighting organization. The Air National Guard does provide for air support within the US.
The National Guard and Air National Guard can be (and have been) deployed. The Puerto Rico State Guard cannot.
Roughly about 75%.
Over 250.