US National Guard Seal
Made From Solid Mahogany
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The United States National Guard is a component
of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the
United States Air Force (the Air National Guard). The Militia
Act of 1903 organized the various state militias into the
present National Guard system. The Army National Guard is part
of the United States Army , comprising approximately one half of
its available combat forces and approximately one third of its
support organization. The Air National Guard is part of the
United States Air Force . Both are maintained through the
National Guard Bureau , whose Chief is a Lieutenant General .
Various State Militias also exist which are reserves to the
National Guard and are collectively known as State Defense
Forces . The State Militias, in some cases, pre-date the
existence of the National Guard and are maintained on both an
organized and unorganized level. The organized militia exists to
supplement the National Guard in the event of manpower shortages
while the unorganized militia comprises every able bodied male
in a state which may be called up for extreme emergencies such
as an invasion of the United States or a major catastrophe
inside her shores. The last time that the unorganized state
militias were activated was during the Civil War .
Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of
the United States Army; likewise, Air National Guard units are
trained and equipped as partof the US Air Force. The same ranks
and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to
receive all United States military awards . The National Guard
also bestows a number of state awards for local services
rendered in a service member's home state.
Traditionally, National Guard personnel serve " One weekend a
month, two weeks a year ", although a portion serve in a
full-time capacity. This slogan has lost some of its relevance
since the Iraq War , when up to 40% of total US forces in Iraq
and Afghanistan consisted of mobilized personnel of the reserve
components.
Prior to the attacks against the United States on September 11,
2001 , the National Guard's general policy regarding deployment
was that Guardsmen would be required to serve no more than six
months overseas at any time. Due to strains placed on active
duty units following the attacks, the possible deployment time
was increased to 18 months. Additional strains placed on
military units as a result of the invasion of Iraq further
increased the amount of time a Guardsman could be deployed to 24
months. Current Department of Defense policy is that no
Guardsman will be involuntarily activated for a total of more
than 24 months (cumulative) in one six year enlistment period
(this policy is due to change 1AUG2007, the new policy states
that soldiers will be given 24 months between deployments of no
more than 24months, individual states have differing policies).
The Army National Guard is composed of 325,000 Soldiers.
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