The National Guard is unlike the regular army or any other branch of the military as it allows you to serve part time. Here are five reasons for why joining the National Guard can be a good thing for you.
5 – You can serve in the Army National Guard part time while you are pursuing a full time career or going to school in order to pursue a higher education.
4 – While serving part time as a member of the Army National Guard, you can work on building up a military retirement in order to give your future family some peace of mind.
3 – By serving the Army National Guard you can earn money that will allow you to pay for vocational training, college credit and other needs that may arise.
2 – By serving the Army National Guard, you can earn state educational incentives that can offer as much as 100% free tuition for school and other training and education.
1 – By joining the Army National Guard, you can potentially serve in one of more than several thousand different Guard units which are located all over the United States as well as Puerto Rico, Guam and the US Virgin Islands as well.