US National Guard

Yes, you are a veteran. Despite what many people think, veterans don't require war-time service. Simply serving for our nation gives you full legal and moral status as a veteran. Thank you for your service.

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The National Guard is the first military establishment in the history of the United States. If is wasn't for the creation of the National Guard, the U.S. military today would be totally different. The National Guard is under the command of federal and state orders, something like hurricane katrina, and the civil rights movement. However, the National Guard is doing A LOT in Iraq currently. 70% of the forces in Iraq are National Guard soliders. You can join the National Guard as soon as your JR. year of high school. Basic Training is with active, and reserve recruits and AIT is anywhere from 4 weeks to 2 years long. You also have the choice to go active in the National Guard, but other than that you train one weekend a month, and two full weeks in the summer. The benefits are amazing, also. Depending on your MOS, you are eligable to receive a $20,000 bonus just for enlisting. You also get most, if not all your college tuition paid for, as well as the G.I. Bill and the G.I. bill kicker, which is I believe $807 together just for extra money while you are in college. You also get paid for your monthly training, and all you basic and mos training. The best branch there is HOOAH.

That depends on what title is on the orders. Example; you could be on title-10 status in lieu of annual training which also falls into title-10 .

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You need to stay on your recruiters back and respectfully ask when you should get it. You usually get half upon completion of basic and the other half later. Check with your units admin office.

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The National Guard is a military orginization and you have made a commitment to it.

They can and will send you to Jail if you go AWOL

Some things to clarify here... the only time you can actually be AWOL from a National Guard unit is when that unit is federally activated under orders which transfer the command from the National Guard to the Regular Army... ipso facto, it's technically not possible to be AWOL from the National Guard, since the unit is no longer National Guard when activated in such a fashion. If you miss UTAs, that's not treated as AWOL.

Try everywhere!..every state has a dif. requirement, but enjoy the branches or jobs of each...til the end of the war that we start is near peace....Bradley SChroer...

The Air National Guard is a branch of the United States Air Force. Like the Army Guard the commander in Chief is the Governor of the state they are in first, then the president of the US ultimately.

Technically speaking, the various Guard forces have two "states of being", and, depending on which they are in, they report to different command structures.

When in a "normal" state of being, the Guard acts as a state millitia, and reports to the Governor of the state they are raised in. When in this normal condition, the Guard liasons with the National Guard Bureau inside the Department of Defense, for coordinating training and exercises. However, while they may work in conjuction with normal military (active and reserve) forces during this condition, they are NOT actually a part of the other force (and, are not officially under the control of any military branch).

When a Guard unit has been "federalized" (i.e. the President decides, with the assent of Congress, that national security requires the services of a Guard unit), control and chain-of-command switch to the relevant armed service branch. So, in this case, an air national guard unit would switch to reporting into the Air Force chain of command, and would be used as would any normal Air Force unit.

Band, Colors, salute battery, and formation of troops

Unclassified discharge? When you were discharged, there was some characterization of service in there... if you were discharged from a reserve component, you'd have received a set of orders in the mail. If you were discharged from active duty, you'd have a DD-214. Basically, you're looking to get back into an Army which is downsizing and going all out to release personnel. If you're to have even a chance of getting back it, you'd better have an RE1 reentry code and either a 201, 202, or 203 separation code - anything else, and you can pretty much count yourself out.

If you feel that it's the right thing to do, then go for it. This is a decision you'll ultimately have to make for yourself.

No the National Guardsman at Kent State University that day only had live ammunition. Why they even fired in the first place is very questionable. However ignoring that controversy the enquiry into the murders concluded that the National Guard shold never again carry live ammunition to student protests. The development and use of rubber bullets since then by military and police in the US has resulted from the tragedy at Kent State to give a non lethal option to Troops and Police.

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.

one RRNCO is assigned

You would have to request them through the state main HQ.

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There is no such thing as a national guard group.

Situation dependent. Really depends on the RE code, and what branch you were discharged from. An RE2 or RE3 could go into the Guard with a waiver.... generally, an RE4 cannot, but it MAY be possible in some instances, IF you were discharged from a branch other than the Army (the Guard can be weird like that).

For one, there'll be political fallout over militarisation of what's intended to be an unmilitarised border. Second, there's the cost - without those units being federalised, the cost of keeping those units active would fall entirely on the State of Arizona. Third, those members of the National Guard are citizen-soldiers - they're not full-time soldiers, and they have everyday jobs which they count on to make a living. Keeping them activated is going to impact their careers, their employers, etc.

It depends on the height and age of the member.

National Guard does not have a basic training, you are sent to basic training with other members of the Army whether they are in active or reserve status. No, you will not become a veteran if you fail to complete basic with any branch.

well 70% of the soldiers in Iraq right now are National Guardsmen, they are among the best trained for a reason Well...70% of the forces in the Iraqi war are Army National Guard, Army National Guard was also in a very important war...called the Revolutionary war, thanks to that war, America is it's own country, so yeah... the Army National Guard is kind of involved...this is exactly why schools should have military history classes.