The Hispanic nation that was apparently the first to abolish the Army was Costa Rica. In 1949, the government began forbidding the country from having a standing Army.

The National Guard was the direct response to the king's continued accumlation of soldiers.

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The National Guard performs many functions and members can perform duties under either Title 32 or Title 10. Additionally, a member can perform duties for their state which would not be under either Title 32 or Title 10; an example of this latter status would be a Guardsman who was part of the state's response to a natural disaster.

To answer the question, one would have to look at the member's orders. A National Guard member will only be in a Title 10 status if they are serving under Active Duty orders. When a National Guard member is performing duties as part of their yearly federal training requirements, they are in a Title 32 status.

To assist in both federal and state laws, enemy engagements, support, natural disasters, assist local law enforcement, protect, contribute in war effort, assist active duty forces and help the community. The National Guard is one of the few forces that can be utilized for many things.

Pay is based upon their rank (pay-grade) NOT their duty description (job).

Private first class in the Army Guard, and Airman first class in the Air Guard.

No, they are very different, primarily in that the National Guard has a state mission, while the Army Reserve is entirely federal. Additionally, the Army Reserve is almost entirely support units, save for a single infantry battalion, while the National Guard does consist of combat arms units.

This is a difficult answer and I will try to make as short as I can. The shortest answer is that the Guard's role has changed significantly since the Korean War and beginning of Vietnam. The Guard took the place of Colony Militias in the transition from the 13 Colonies to the United States and remained under the control of State Governors... and they still do. (Remember, there was both the Continental Army and State Militias fighting the British in the Revolutionary War which had their greatest successes when working together under unified command.) However, with the advent of the Vietnam War, it's unpopularity among young people subject to the 3 year military service draft and voluntary nature of the National Guard, State governors allowed their State Militias (The Guard) to supplement active duty military draftees for service in Vietnam. (It was this ability to mobilize volunteers from the Guard that lead to the success of the All-Volunteer military force we have today.) In the oath of all people in government service, the line states, "defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies Foreign and Domestic"... it was the intent of the Guard to defend against these Domestic Enemies; analogous to the "Home Guard" in the United Kingdom. The National Guard has taken on peacetime roles in disaster relief/recovery operations and humanitarian operations abroad. The Guard receives all its support from both the National and State governments and its total numbers of participants are strictly adhered to.

Normally if you are injured during drilling status, it would fall under workmans compensation. If it occured during title 10, you can be eligible for med/disability benefits. That depends on the injury and the rating the med. staff awards you.

You signed a binding agreement. You could be discharged if you don't have the physical fitness to participate. You could be court martialled for refusing to participate. But don't do anything that could get you put in jail.

Yes you can.

I have no idea if you could help that would be great!

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Contact the VA on this topic; because their policies change. During the 1960s, 1970s, applications often said, (as an example) "must have served for 30 days or longer/or 60 days or longer/or 90 days or longer; on active duty." And sometimes those sentences had this on the end of them, "...on active duty NOT FOR TRAINING."

Actually it was because of protests to the President invading Cambodia. There had been a ROTC building burned down during this time as well as protesters throwing glass bottles at the police. So basically it happend after student riots broke out on campus and in the neighboring town.

Quite frequently, especially in the last nine years. The National Guard is always present at any civil crisis in the US, and, ever since the Total Force Policy went into effect in 1976, have been subject to widescale deployment, the same as the regular forces. National Guard units made up a significant portion of the US force in Desert Storm. Force 2000 began rotating National Guard units into peacekeeping/presence missions, such as those in Bosnia and Kosovo. And the last few years of the war in Iraq have seen times when the number of National Guard soldiers in-country have surpassed the number of regulars.

The ranking officer of that detail who assigns individuals to carry the colors.

You'd need a high school diploma or GED, and you would attend the same Initial Entry Training as members of the Regular Army and Army Reserve attend (unless you're in the Air National Guard, then your training would be through the Air Force).

There are several. To take a specific state, the governor is the Commander in Chief, but so is the president when they fall under federal duty (when going overseas). So each state has 2 commander in chiefs.

There is such thing as an "Inactive National Guard." There is also the Inactive Reserves. National Guardsmen meet one weekend a month, and train two weeks a year. Often they are activated and deployed.

Inactive Reserves may or may not be activated, depending on the need of the service. Actually, there is such a thing as Inactive National Guard. You will need the National Guard Almanac for a more proper definition. I remeber reading about it some years ago. If you cannot complete your enlistment obligation, you can request it through your commander. This is usually done due to a hardship or serious illness. NGR 614-1