The Army Reserve is controlled by the Federal Government and serves as a reserve to the Active Army. The National Guard, on the other hand, has a dual mission, both state and federal. It is controlled by the governor of its state and the federal government. The governor can call the Guard into action to assist in the case of local emergencies or civil disturbances. In addition, the President of the United States can activate the National Guard to serve either alone or along with the Active Army.

Yes. The Army National Guard believes that education is one of the keys to building a successful future. Additionally, the Army National Guard has excellent educational benefits that can help your Soldiers. Serving part time with the Army National Guard will give your new Soldier the time to go to college full time. See the Resource Directory for more information.

Yes. The Army National Guard will instill pride, self confidence, determination, responsibility, and discipline - characteristics that spell success in any field of endeavor. The scope of experience and maturity they have achieved will be obvious.

The governor only has authority over the National Guard, and a ballot initiative can only address an issue whose scope lies within the authority of Massachusetts law. However, by placing this question on the ballot, it can also serve to create a mechanism for citizens to vote on the broader issue of bringing all military personnel home from Iraq.

In most instances, you will still qualify. To be qualified for Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA) which is like extra unemployment benefits, you must have worked at least 26 weeks in the year before your layoff; however, the law allows weeks in active duty in the National Guard to substitute for weeks of employment. If you received notice that you were being laid off you will want to apply for eligibility as an individual.

The National Guard is one branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. The Tennessee National Guard contains both an Army National Guard and Air National Guard component. The National Guard is composed of reserve forces - civilians who serve their country on a part time basis. Each state has their own National Guard as required by the constitution, in fact, the National Guard is the only branch of the military who's existence is actually required by the constitution.

No. All ARI scientists are Department of Defense civilian employees. There is not a civil service exam for these positions, but there is a background check, to ensure that you are eligible for a secret clearance. For more information about the security clearance process, visit: www.dss.mil/psi/faq.htm.

Classes listed on the race entry form and relate to the age of the racer, the competitive level of the racer, and the type of snowmobile the racer is competing on. The Senior Division includes the Women’s, Masters, Sport, Semi Pro and Pro classes. Youth Racing refers to all classes for competitors 17 years of age and younger (see below).

National Guard members are required to attend one drill weekend a month. These are usually during a Saturday and Sunday but sometimes include a Friday night. In addition all guard units have a two week annual training (AT) period every year which is normally during the summer.

The Tennessee Army National Guard offers a series of benefits ranging from education assistance to low cost airfare.

The Tennessee Army National Guard offers a large selection of specialties (MOS's) ranging from cavalry scout to band member. Different MOS's have different qualifications and your recruiter can help you determine which MOS would be best suited for you.

There's a good chance it is. Thousands of veterans from all branches of service join the Guard each year and find that it gives them the best of both military and civilian life. In the Guard you keep many of the benefits you received in active service. You can improve technical skills you've already acquired. And because the Guard is only part time, you can hold a civilian job or go to school. You also get the chance to serve your state and nation while staying close to home.

Yes, all Reservists and National Guard receiving longevity retirement--twenty "good years" for retirement purposes--will be eligible for both CRDP and CRSC. The previous CRSC requirement to have at least 7200 retirement points no longer applies as of January 1, 2004. Grey area retirees become eligible for both programs at age sixty when they begin to receive retired pay.

The intent of the overall program is to use a consistent approach in organizing and promoting the program; however, the program is an evolving one where we continually review each season's activities and the feedback from parents, players, coaches, and directors to assess possible changes. When prospective changes are identified and agreed by the Board, we may very often take a phased approach to the implementation in order to preserve continuity within a specific group.

All Intramural and Travel Team Divisions have team Coaches and, in many cases, Assistant Coaches. The Intramural High School division teams are typically coached by High School Seniors who have participated in the Intramural High School division for at least 1 year.

The mission of the U.S. military is to preserve and protect the American way of life. The key to adequate defense is readiness and the key to readiness is realistic training. To survive and win future conflicts and wars, the Army must have experienced soldiers and leaders. Actual war is not the place to learn from mistakes. The NTC is the only place in the United States where our soldiers have the space and topography for realistic battlefield training of brigade sized units.

Create each age division as a separate schedule within the same league. Click on Schedules from the Update menu and click on Add.

ROTC offers a program called Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP). Once you hit junior status you are eligible for the program. As a SMP cadet you will contract with ROTC but remain in your current unit and participate in the regular drill weekends but you will be shadowing a 2LT. You will also be drawing E-5 pay for your drill weekend, the ROTC cadet monthly stipend and the GI Bill (if you are still eligible).

There will be: S (Sport), A, AA, X, and Teams. There may be more divisions added later, please check the web site for more information.