I have several friends in the National Guard.
That is pretty neat. The National Guard is part of the reserve component of the United States Armed Forces.
Yes, it is.  Do you know when it was founded?
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
the United States Armed Forces. The National Guard is joint reserve component of the United States Army and the United States Air Force and are made up of National Guard members from the states appointed to federal military service under the consent of their respective state governors. The National Guard maintains two subcomponents: the Army National Guard for the Army and the Air Force's Air National Guard.
Reserve component categories.
All members of a reserve component are assigned to one of three reserve component categories:
- The Ready Reserve comprises