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- Gaddis Sisters
- Warrior Challenge
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- Youth Documentary Series
- H.S. Player Development
- Boy Scout Jamboree
- Vocational-Technical Engineering
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The National Guard is all about action and excitement. And these Guard events and promotions bring that same intensity to the tracks, slopes, playing fields and water—even to theaters and musical performances.
From racing’s top drivers, NFL players and coaches, and world-class winter sports athletes to stars like Kid Rock, the Guard is teaming up with today’s hardest-driving performers. Check it out and see who’s wearing the Guard’s colors.
Guard Racing – Follow NASCAR icon Dale Earnhardt Jr. as he takes on wide-open, high-speed competition at America’s premier racing events with National Guard racing.
Guard Athletes – Imagine going 80 mph down an icy track in Olympic bobsled or luge events. These outstanding athletes give new meaning to “nerves of steel.”
National Guard Archery – Check out Guard-sponsored archery training and tournaments across the country with the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP).
Darby Ledbetter – Listen to country artist and Tennessee National Guard member Darby Ledbetter’s musical tribute to Guard Soldiers everywhere, “I Won’t Let My Guard Down.”
Gaddis Sisters – In “The Price of Peace,” Alyssa and Cassy Gaddis sing about the emotions, the pride and the hope that are part of every Soldier’s service and deployment.
Warrior Challenge - Watch teams of Guard Soldiers and civilians combine the excitement of a survival-style reality TV show with real-life challenges of military life and training.
National Rankings - Follow the nation’s best high school football and basketball teams in the Top 100 rankings, brought to you by the National Guard and MaxPreps.com.
PRISM - Get in on stealth operations with one-on-one or team-on-team action. Use new and emerging weapons and surveillance technologies in the war against terrorism.
Youth Documentary Series – Young filmmakers are telling powerful stories about the Guard’s involvement in environmental and “green” projects. See the films and the teams.
H.S.P.D. – The NFL High School Player Development program gives high school athletes a chance to interact with NFL coaches and learn how to succeed on and off the field.
2010 National Scout Jamboree - More than 600 National Guard Soldiers from 15 states supported over 40,000 Scouts at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. Check out photos.
Vocational-Technical Engineering - The Guard's Engineering Education program is teaming with vo-tech schools to help show the role of engineering design in the Guard's mission.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your total enlistment period will be eight years, but you can serve as little as three or six years, and spend the remainder in IRR (Individual Ready Reserve).
Learn moreAbsolutely. Your Guard service is only part time—just one weekend per month, and one two-week period each year.
See how the Guard helps with school.Recruits need to meet certain standards of height, weight, age, fitness and education in order to enlist.
Learn about the Guard's eligibility requirements.Yes. Guard members can be mobilized to protect and defend America in battle domestically or overseas.
Learn more about about training.MEPS stands for Military Entrance Processing Station, METS stands for Military Entrance Testing Site.
Learn moreThe Guard is a military branch that serves both state and federal governments, at home and overseas.
Find out more about the Guard.Guard pay is based on your rank and the number of years you've served, along with incentives like hazardous-duty pay.
Contact a representative to learn more.Your pay depends on a few different factors, but you won't make less than $183 for every weekend you drill.
Find out more about Guard pay.Different states may offer commissioning bonuses for critical skill positions. Please check with your local Guard representative for current bonus information.
Learn more about becoming an officer.Yes, you will be paid for every day you work.
Find out about Annual Training pay.There are different ways to become an officer. If you’re heading to college, the ROTC program is the way to go.
View how to become an officer.The training period varies for each job.
Learn moreFor certain career specialties, particularly medical professions, the Guard will reimburse student loans.
Contact a Guard representative.Find jobs in your area on our Job Board.
Learn moreIn two major ways: getting promotions and activating retirement benefits.
Learn more from a Guard representative.If you've completed Army or Marine Corps Basic Training, you won't need to repeat BCT. Most other prior service personnel will need to attend BCT (except USAF and USN Special Operations personnel). Your recruiter has details.
Talk to a Guard representative.Yes, provided you can complete 20 years of total military service by age 62.
Learn more about retirement benefits.As a National Guard Soldier, you get good pay and great benefits, and continue building toward a military retirement—while serving your country in a part-time status.
Learn moreYou are eligible for this benefit only once in your career. Once it has ended, it cannot be reinstated, even with a new enlistment contract.
Learn more.Your Chapter 1606 GI Bill benefit is suspended while you are AGR. You may need to extend your enlistment to have it reinstated once you return as a traditional drilling Soldier.
Learn more.Eligibility for Chapter 1607 is based on Title 10 Active Duty periods. The Border Mission is Title 32 and not considered a mobilization eligible for Chapter 1607.
Learn more.If you are released from Active Duty prior to completing 90 days due to an illness or injury in the line of duty, you will receive Chapter 1607 benefits at a 40 percent rate.
Learn more.You cannot receive payment from more than one benefit program at a time.
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