I'm interested in potentially joining the National Guard but I'm not quite clear on something: which two branches of the military have National Guard?
The United States National Guard is unique in the fact that it serves both state and federal missions, and it is part of two branches of the U.S. military: the Army and the Air Force. The Army National Guard is a reserve component of the U.S. Army, and the Air National Guard is a reserve component of the U.S. Air Force.
Members of these National Guard units typically serve one weekend per month (drill) and two weeks once a year (annual training). They can be called into active duty by their respective state governor for state emergencies, or by the President of the United States for federal missions abroad. These could include peacekeeping missions, disaster response, and more.
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