Most deployments are typically one year.
The full form for Guard is National Guard of the United States.
Basic Training for Illinois National Guard is 9 weeks.
8 years.
1 year
The Oregon trail was a 2000 mile long string of rivers and national land marks.
1 year
1 year
10 hours
It is 489 miles according to Google Maps.
For honorable discharge, from 2 to 6 months.
The short answer: No. The long answer: Yellowstone National Park is in the Northwest corner of the state of Wyoming The Oregon Trail runs just below Yellowstone by several hundred miles.
My first time being deployed with the Guard, I spent 19 months on active duty. Legislation passed since then is supposed to prevent any member of the National Guard or Reserve from being activated for a period of more than 12 months.