Is anyone who is in Army guard reserve who can explain ,how this programm works?

Do you work on weekends?


Do you live on post?


Do you make exercise early morning?


Do you have an schedule?


How is a whole day in AGR?


For how many years is your contract?


Did you get deployed?





I know i have a lot of questions , but i have a baby and i want to know if this will work for me. Im prior service.





thank youIs anyone who is in Army guard reserve who can explain ,how this programm works?
The Army National Guard is essentially a State Military Reserve with Federal Funding and Missions.


serving in the Guard is essentially a weekend function with two weeks of active duty for training in the Spring/Summer.


On these weekend drills you usually report in the morning and get dismissed for the evening. If you are too far from home to commute, you would have to stay locally at a motel. Some units have facilities for spending the night, most do not. On some weekends you will go on overnight training missions. When this happens lodging is provided by the military.


Exercise in the morning is a military ritual. Most units do an hour of PT in the morning of every weekend drill. As you get trained and in shape it becomes routine and easy. You will be assigned to basic training at first where you will go to an Army Training Center for up to eight weeks of intense full time training that will get you physically and mentally ready to serve. After that you may get additional training depending on the Occupational Skill that you are assigned. During these periods of training you will be away from your family and friends. You will have to have your baby live with relatives or friends while training.


Your contract can be for anything from two to six years depending on the program you enter. The longer the program, the better training you get.


As far as deployments are concerned, that depends on the unit you are in and the specialty you are trained in. However since the Iran war began, more National Guardsmen have been deployed to combat since the Korean war. So the chances are highly likely that you will be deployed at some point.


The best source for these answers is your local recruiter. My advice to any enlistee is to get all promises and statements as to entitlements in writing from your Recruiter. Never trust anyone recruiting you in verbal form. Have them put it in a letter on Official Letterhead and sign it.


I spent 30 years, rose to Command Sergeant Major and retired with great benefits and had a wonderful fulfilling military career. That is because I asked a lot out of them and they asked a lot out of me.Is anyone who is in Army guard reserve who can explain ,how this programm works?
When the guard is not federalized for active duty, one weekend a month drill. Usually, it is at an armory which is within 55 miles from your home.





PT is usually done on your own. This means that you better join a gym.





First contract for non-prior service is 8 years.
don know


it's a scam


they deploy everybody to iraq
can't you find another way to make money instead risking your child never seeing you again? didnt' your prior service set you up for a good job as advertised in those bs armed services commercials?
All of the questions...the answer depends on your unit
Yes weekends are worked. Reserve Components have the normal two days a month (referred to as a MUTA 4). Congress funds the Reserve Components for 48 MUTAs and 15 days of annual training. There are some additional days provided to move equipment etc... that are tightly controlled for Active Duty Special Work (ADSW).





The ARNG has a very limited amount of housing assigned to it (believe the last official residence as Fort Indiantown Gap, PA). If you are a traditional M-day soldier; you receive no housing allowance - you have a regular full time job.





Yes there is a schedule allocation for exercise - depends on your command (early morning or afternoon) for technicians and AGRs. It is your responsibility if you are an M-Day to maintain your fitness on your own.





There are training schedules during weekend/AT dates to accomplish specific goals/training tasks. If you are an AGR or a Technician there is no specific schedule other than meeting suspenses for documents and other files.





To be an AGR means that you have to be accepted as a Title 10 or Title 32 (USC 10) and meet those standards. AGRs are on indefinite tours after there first initial utilization tour of 2 years. As for the other contracts - its normally based on 4-6 years depending on the bonus that you take on your enlistment tour.





Yes they get deployed - some units are going back for their second or third tour. At one time in Iraq 50% of the force was Reserve Component.





Hope this answers your questions.