The national guard of the united states is not discussed much
True! I really don't know much if anything about them.
The national guard units are under both state and federal control
Hmm interesting. You seem to know a lot about them.
The majority of the national guard are airmen that do part time service
Oh okay, that makes sense. What exactly even is the national guard?
The national guard is basically a reserve force
A reserve force? I can assume what that would likely mean, but I can't really tell. Cool though!
United States National Guard
The United States National Guard, also commonly referred to as the National Guard, is part of the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces. It is a reserve military force composed of National Guard military members or units of each state and the territories of Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, for a total of 54 separate organizations. All members of the National Guard of the United States are also members of the militia of the United States as defined by
. National Guard units are under the dual control of the state and the federal government.
The majority of National Guard soldiers and airmen hold a civilian job full-time while serving part-time as a National Guard member. These part-time guardsmen are augmented by a full-time cadre of Active Guard & Reserve (AGR) personnel in both the Army National Guard and Air National Guard, plus Army Reserve Technicians in the Army National Guard and Air Reserve Technicians (ART) in the Air National Guard.