There are no National Guard boot camps. Boot camps are administered by the U.S. Army. All army branches train there whether active, Reserve or National Guard. These camps are located throughout the U.S.
That depends on what openings are available and what specialty you are training for.
You'll still be categorised as National Guard, but yes. You'll go through the exact same BCT and AIT (or else OSUT) as the Regular Army and Army Reserve do.
Yes, you get "Family Day" which if I remember correctly, is 2 days. And its not "National Guard Basic" its Army Basic. They are the same thing. Nat Guard trains with active Army and everyone gets the Family Day.
Yes
Yes. Members of military reserve components (including both the federal reservists and the National Guard) attend the same Basic Training/Boot Camp as their active duty counterparts.
You make about $150 per month in boot camp .
If you enlist in Oklahoma you will attend Boot Camp in San Diego, California.
17 years old with parental consent to enlist as a trainee. As a trainee you enter boot camp, and after boot camp you achieve the rank Seaman Apprentice. There is a 4 to 6 year service requirement for Apprentices. 21 years old is the requirement for direct enrollment.
A US citizen living overseas (such as a dependent of a service member stationed overseas) can enlist from overseas - however, they will be returned to the US for Basic Training/Boot Camp. A foreign national may not enlist from overseas, and must be an established permanent resident of the United States.
Remember those TV shows or movies when a parent says to his son "I'll send you off to military school if you don't straighten up!" Males were scared of the military, most could've cared less about the war (although there were a fair share of sincerely scared men who dreaded going to the Nam). Boot camp is what scared most fellas, they saw too many movies and it influenced them; however to be fair, boot camp was no picnic especially in the Army or Marines. The Navy was third on the "fear scale" and the best of the best was the Air Force and Coast Guard...but you see there were LINES of men waiting to get into those branches. The absolute toughest outfits to join (before ya got drafted by the army or the corps (read marines) was the Coast Guard and the Air Force (plus the Army/Air Force National Guards, they too had a waiting list to enlist). The Navy was the 3rd hardest to join, again due to openings. And then the bottom of the barrel was the army...men would rather take their chances in the army rather than the marines (boot camp wise).
Probably not. It's extremely hard just switching from a reservist to active duty, I've heard guys that we're waiting more than 14 months to make the switch to active and are still on hold. Its all about the needs or the Marines reserves and the the needs of the active duty command. It probably won't even be possible to switch, unless you haven't left for boot yet.
You do not join "bootcamp", you enlist in the US military. Boot camp is a slang term for the initial training that a service member undergoes. To enlist, you must be at least 17 years of age with parental consent. You may enlist at 18. There are also educational requirements to meet to enlist.
well it depends on if you want to be worked harder..if you join the Marines they have a very tough boot camp that will stretch you to your limits..the Army does still have a hard boot camp but they are not a rigorous as the Marines