Not much. You would have to have 50 pt.s a year to qualify for a "good" year in the guard. Anything lower is a bad yr. and will not count towards retirement.
Yes, it does.
Yes, for every 3 hours completed you will receive 1 retirement point
Someone who has retired from an active duty position with the army national guard can transition to a role with the air force. The soldier would have to meet the requirements for reenlisting.
Someone currently in the National Guard.
Not likely. You would still be responsible for house payments. However, you would be paid some amount by the National Guard, probably more for active duty. No. While on active duty you receive regular duty pay and benefits, not from the National Guard (or Reserves), but from the Federal Government (Army, Navy, Air Force) (Marines & Coast Guard fall under Navy). Also time served on active duty counts toward retirement.
The National Guard and Reserves are branches of the active duty military.
There is an acronym AGR which stands for active guard reserve. This is for members that are on active duty with the Guard or Reseves.
Yes
You should talk with a specialist to see how this will affect you. Each branch does things in a different way.
Yes.
You'd have to come out of retirement.
To change from Army National Guard to Active Army simply speak to your Commanding Officer about transfering.