Depends on your MOS, but it will be in the lower 48. Infantry goes to Ft. Benning, Artillery goes to Ft. Sill, etc. There are no Basic Training posts in Alaska. You'll find out where you're to report to for BCT once you sign your enlistment contract at the Military Entrance and Processing Centre (MEPS).
Basic Training for Illinois National Guard is 9 weeks.
Basic can be anywhere but AIT is in Ft. Leonardwood, Mo. Most times you can do both there.
The address of the Alaska National Guard Historical Holding-Museum Fund Inc is: Po Bpx 5800, Fort Richardson, AK 99505-9950
No, but as the former governor of Alaska was head of the National Guard there.
Training.
There is no Army National Guard basic training. It is basic training at one of the US Army's active duty training base. All active, reserve, and guard members train together as one. The platoon guide is basically a leader of the platoon.
No, but it is your responsibility to attend training with that state.
Hutchinson Air National Guard Base ended in 1967.
It is the other way around. What does the members contribute to the National Guard. The training that members receive from the guard helps the unit more effectively in having that persons motivation and skills achieve excellence. It also helps in promotions and additional training.
Depending on where the training is from, you accumulate points for promotion and retirement.
No, the Vice President does not have the authority to call in the National Guard. The decision to deploy the National Guard is typically made by the state governor or the President of the United States.
You must be a high school graduate or senior to enter the national guard to begin with.