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Originally Posted by HistoricalDavid
Good luck with whatever your do. The only advice I have is to repeat the line in the British reserve forces - "Family > Work > Territorial Army. If it doesn't work, drop the TA."
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Thanks! My family is why I am no longer active duty, and in this predicament. I have been very unhappy sitting on the sidelines while everyone else is doing the fighting.
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Originally Posted by Sakebomb
I work full time witht the TX ARNG, hopefully will be AGR soon. If you can get into the AGR program, it is the best job in the world. All the benefits of active duty with minimum bs. I highly recomend it.
Balancing a civilian career with Guard duties can be a real pain in the ass, especially if your an officer. You will definately spend more time in uniform than the "one weekend a month" that is advertised.
Also, I dont know how things are in the state youre in, but Texas Guardsmen are expected to serve at least one combat tour every 5 years.
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Thanks for your input. The unit I would join in California has seen plenty of action so, I would be ready for that. I also heard about spending a lot more time doing ARNG job than advertised. Let me ask you this - how did your job take it? I am thinking of a tactical way of getting them on board with this. I work for a big firm and considering using the argument that this could be great PR for them.