Army National Guard

I am thinking about joining the National Guard. Military service is something that I have been considering on-and-off for years now, but for the past few months I have been looking at it more closely. My main hesitation comes from the fact that I do not want to completely set aside my civilian life and career. I had been favoring Air Force, but to do that, I would need to quit my job, and I could not be in ICE and the Air Force at the same time. Conversely, National Guard would allow me to do both, and because of USERRA, the hospital could not fire me for the times when I have to go do training/drills, or when I am deployed.

If I did join, I would be going into the Commissioned Officer program, not going in as enlisted. My education qualifies me for the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Of course, I would still need to pass exams and tests, but it's something I am sure I could do.

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