In the US the National Guard is part of the reserve military with units by state
My brother use to be in the National Guard.
Yeah they are members of the Guard and the Military at the same time  state and federal levels
He did it for 5 years.
Yeah its odd how the national guard  is under control of the state and the federal government at the same time
Yes that does seem odd.
I respect them because the majority also have a full time job in addition to being in the guard
I respect all of our military.
The National Guard is a joint activity of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) composed of reserve components of the United States Army and the United States Air Force: the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, respectively.
Local militias were formed from the earliest English colonization of the Americas in 1607. The first colony-wide militia was formed by Massachusetts in 1636 by merging small older local units, and several National Guard units can be traced back to this militia. The various colonial militias became state militias
declaration of a state of emergency by the governor of the state in which they serve. Unlike Army Reserve members, National Guard members cannot be mobilized individually (except through voluntary transfers and Temporary DutY Assignments TDY), but only as part of their respective units. However, there have been several individual activations to support military operations since 2001.
Dual missions, state and federal Federal mission.
When National Guard troops are called to federal service, the President serves as Commander-In-Chief. The federal mission assigned