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Submitted: October 26, 2010
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Fist Bumpby *GoberSA

Photography / Photojournalism / Military

Staff Sergeant Christopher Rohrer of Pottstown, Pennsylvania is greeted by a Latvian boy with a "fist bump" and smiles during a training exercise in Riga, Latvia during Saber Strike 2011. Rohrer is a member of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard 56th Stryker Brigade. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Stephen A. Gober)

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*SkirmisherDak Aug 14, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Heh thats pretty cool. I read up a bit of the NG. Whats it "exactly" like?

~Alexander-Brandt May 2, 2013 Writer

The National Guard is a state-funded branch of the United States Army, as opposed to the Army Reserve, which is funded at the federal level. While technically imagined as the more stateside division of the military, the National Guard has been deployed overseas many times since their inception. At the peak of troop deployment during the Iraq War, 40% of American troops were National Guard.

In contrast to active duty soldiers, the National Guard is more like a part-time job for those enlisted. They train one weekend a month, along with a two week long period of training each year, and go active duty only when called on to do so. This often earns them the monicker of "Weekend Warriors".

*SkirmisherDak May 2, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Ah nice!

~Alexander-Brandt May 3, 2013 Writer

The other big difference is that National Guard don't get to keep their uniform once they're honorably discharged, while active duty soldiers of every branch do.