Which is better the army or national guard?

Answer 1

The Air National Guard is tasked with defending the homeland of one's country and never usually leave the homeland for active duty else, the reserves are a force that's tasked to back up active units, say if half a squadron's personal were incapcitated from a raid or something, the reserves would replace those incapcitated, simply put the ANG protects the homeland from any invasion and the reserve is basicly reserve personal that an be sent on active duty if need be

Answer 2

It depends on who your are asking. You should check out the websites so tha tyou can decide which is better for you! (see related links).

If you're talking about which is better in terms of proficiency, it's usually going to be the Regular Army, hands down. One weekend a month, two weeks a year isn't going to keep you trained to the level of proficiency which a full time soldier possesses.

However, there are some areas where reserve components may have an upper hand. Transportation units, for example. A Regular Army transportation unit is going to be composed of personnel who learned to drive trucks in the Army, and only drive trucks when the Army needs them to - most of the time, unless they're deployed, they're doing something else. Army Reserve and Army National Guard transportation units, on the other hand, will still have personnel trained by the Army to drive trucks, but they also tend to have a decent percentage of personnel who work in the transportation industry on the civilian side, and spend much more on the road than any Regular Army truck driver ever would.

Combat Arms units in the National Guard, however, have suffered a higher attrition rate than their Regular Army counterparts, largely because they just can't train to the same level of proficiency that a regular soldier can in the time given to them. Which is why the National Guard came up with their Active First enlistment programme.

As for which is better for you, that's really for you to decide. If you want to be a soldier part time, maintain a job or attend university on the civilian side, then the National Guard would be appealing in that aspect. If you think three or four years of guaranteed employment will do you some good while you try to figure out what direction you want to take in life and get a plan together, the Regular Army may appeal to you.

Answer 3

Pretty significant difference. The Marines are entirely a federal branch, for one, whereas the National Guard - aside from providing the US Army's reserve combat arms personnel - fulfills the role of the Organised Militia at state level as defined by the Militia Act of 1903. The National Guard is also a reserve force, whereas the Marines have both active duty and reserve units. Also, the National Guard is ultimately subordinate to the Department of the Army (Army National Guard) and the Department of the Air Force (Air National Guard), whereas the Marine Corps is subordinate to the Department of the Navy - Department of the Navy, not the Navy itself.

Answer 4

This question is asked often. The National Guard is a reserve force of the Army. The Army is an active duty component. Both are under the Dept. of Army.

Answer 5

The National Guard is part of the Army or Air Force.