Does the national guard deploy overseas such as active military do?

Question

My fiancee just joined the gaurd coming out of being active army.And he said the gaurd doesnt ever deploy overseas.But I saw on the news that a gaurd unit just returned from overseas.But maybe he means the unit he joined with doesnt deploy?I dont know but am curious to know if all gaurd units deploy or just certain ones.

Answer 1

So far, according to the DOD, the Army National Guard and Army Reserve has accounted for nearly 45% of the total number of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. I personally can verify that, active duty battalions are often assigned National Guard Companies and NG battalion commands are often given active companies overseas. Deployment is almost a certainty for any reservist/guardsman unless there are immediate wide-ranging troop reductions. Many have deployed more than once.

Answer 2

A family friend shipped to Iraq last year a year after Basic and AIT. and he's do for another deployment in 2012. He isn't volunteering for anything. The recruiter told him and his wife that deployments to war zones are not as likely as helping out in natural disasters, and thats a bunch of bull. Don't get me wrong, the military is a great thing, just don't believe what the recruiters tell you all the time, and read your contract carefully. If you join, you will get deployed at some point. It's usually one year deployment, 4 years at home for the Army National Guard, and for the Air national Guard, it is 3-6 month deployment every 4 years. it can be longer and for often of course. With the Air Guard different jobs get sent longer. Or you may never go over. It just depends on your unit and job. There are many jobs in the military that stay inside the wire overseas. Especially in the Air Force. Look into them.

Answer 3

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Does the national guard deploy overseas such as active military do?
My fiancee just joined the gaurd coming out of being active army.And he said the gaurd doesnt ever deploy overseas.But I saw on the news that a gaurd unit just returned from overseas.But maybe he means the unit he joined with doesnt deploy?I dont know but am curious to know if all gaurd units...

Answer 5

Bound's hubby here:

Since the reduction in force of regular military units during Desert Storm/Desert Shield Army Reserve and National Guard units are filling in the gap. If you look at the troops currently deployed in Iraq, many National Guard and Army Reserve units are deployed as reserve components to regular Army units such as First Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne, and 101st Airborne.

You will also find that many of these Guard and Reserve units are deployed on missions outside of the unit's speciality. For example, a North Jersey Guard unit was deployed to function as military police. Yet, their speciality was record keeping. They were a clerical unit.

Good luck.

Answer 6

I was in the national gaurd, and we were in on the initial invasion of Iraq. The national gaurd makes up a very large part of deployed forces.

Answer 7

They sure do. My son's a National Guardsman and just found out his unit's in the deployment rotation for FY 07. The Guard unit in my hometown just came back from a 16-month deployment, most of it in Iraq. Good luck.

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Answer 9

it depends on who is needed, when and where. if they r needed, due to their type of unit or something like that, then national guard can be deployed. it's just usually avoided if they can help it.

Answer 10

yes the guard does go overseas. You can tell him that if the time comes is unit will go .