Should i really join the national guard?....?

Question

i wanna join the national guard. im not in college yet im waiting
until next fall. i want to do my training before i go but my real question is ...

is it true that i wont get deployed my first two years of college?

what if i have to go to war then i get shipped off and cant handle it? just start freaking out then next thing you know im dead!!

i want a family and my fiance is really telling me its a bad idea to join cause he wants a baby and he think i'll be shipped off even if im pregnant. is that true?

he's also scared i'll die or lose a limb. with all these worries should i really join?

Answer 1

You can deploy at anytime unless you are pregnant.

If you think you might not be able to handle a deployment you might not want to join. You will go thru basic and AIT first. It is up to your unit if and when you will deploy.

I would look really hard into this and check out 1800goguard.com and get an idea of what to expect.

Answer 2

I am a member of the national guard and college freshman, it's been a good experience so far. But i wished i would have gone to college and then enrolled in ROTC instead. Although a guard member can do ROTC in their junior year. There are over 200 jobs in the guard to choose from, and females are unable to have combat arms jobs. Educational benefits are just like active duty. If you score high enough on the asvab you might be qualified for the GI Bill Kicker meaning you would be nondeployable for your first 2 years, yes this is true. I believe that if you get pregnant you would also be nondeployable, but am not sure you would have to talk to a recruiter for an answer. I had some of the same worries before going to boot camp, but afterward you lose most of the fear.

Answer 3

DON'T JOIN THE GUARD!!!!! THE ARMY RESERVE IS A LOT BETTER, AND THE TRAINING MAKES MORE SENSE. THE GUARD WILL NOT GIVE YOU THE CAREER FIELD YOU WANT, THEY PUT YOU IN A CAREER FIELD THAT THEY NEED YOU TO FILL, THE RESERVES WILL ALLOW YOU TO PICK YOUR CAREER JOB AND IT WILL BE IN YOUR CONTRACT, THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T JOIN THE GUARD AND I SCORED A 78 ON THE ASVAB. BUT THE REAL ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS, WE HAVE A CAREER STABILIZATION OPTION IN THE RESERVES, YOU WILL SIGN FOR 6 YEARS AND CAN DO A 3 OR 4 YEAR STABILIZATION OPTION, ITS A GOOD PLAN... GO A SEE A ARMY RECRUITER NOT A NATIONAL GUARD RECRUITER, AND DON'T LET THEM TELL YOU THERE THE RESERVES CAUSE THERE NOT.

Answer 4

So, what are you really afraid of? Sounds to me like you are wanting someone to tell you that it is ok to not sign up. I think you are just borrowing trouble with all these 'what if's.' Sorry chickie, you don't get to get off that easily. You are an adult. Time to start thinking like one. Instead of listening to the garbage and acting like 'chicken little,' you need to realize that the sky is not falling. Ask questions of your own, ask the right people. Talk to Vets, recruiters, family members of soldiers. Ask yourself what you want to be when you grow up? Do you want to be a part of somehting larger than yourself? Help provide a safe future for the children you say you want to have? As for your fiancee, it sounds like going into the military is something that you have give some thought to for a while. Why isn't he being supportive? Maybe you should take a good look at your future with him. Do you want to marry someone who is always afraid?
I'll tell you what I told my son, 'If this is the right person for you, she will not ask you to compromise who you are, what you believe or what you stand for. If she cannot accept you for who you are, you need to re-think where your relationship is headed.' Same thing applies. If this is something that is important to you, and he isn't 'on board' with this decision, then you need to give some serious thought to your relationship.
Start with 1-800GoGuard, then find a recruiter. You can also contact me with questions.

Answer 5

, Have you heard or seen the new Army ad, "Be Army Strong" Some think it means being able to run 5 mines, do 50 pushups then run home. No, that's physical strong.
Army strong means being able to find out the facts for yourself, making your own decisions, and then standing by them.
You worry about what happens if you can't handle it. Will you understand that you made a commitment and it takes character to stand by it,not wimp out when the going gets tough? Turn and run, or measure up the the challenge? What will you do?
OK. Here's the situation. Are you going to be able to handle your fears and uncertainties?. Are you going to let your fiancee make your decision for you.
Remember, what you do now is going to be something you will have to live with the rest of your life. That's what I think being "Army Strong" is all about.

Answer 6

Go Active Duty, you can take college course while you are serving. And get a decent paycheck. Don't take me wrong, there is nothing wrong in serving in the National Guard.

Your fiance is simply overreacting.

This is your life. You make the decision, not him.

Answer 7

Well, I don't know who your fiance has been talking to, but he is reacting to scare tactics. If you're pregnant, you're non-deployable. Simple as that. You are non-deployable for a certain amount of time after childbirth, although I don't know what that time period is.

I personally suggest active duty, but that's just my opinion.

Answer 8

If you really want information, please contact me. My stepdad is a recruiter and the benefits outweigh the negative propaganda people feed you.

Answer 9

plz dont youll hate it....................... it ruins relationships.......................................plz dont go........... and dont ask why either.... it will take me 3 days to explain