Army National Guard Reserves or Army Reserves?

Drill weekends for me were just two 8-hour days with maybe an extra 4-hour Friday on occasion. We never had overnight work. There were several opportunities (maybe four 2-week periods) to do annual training every year.

They were mostly in the summer (non-school) months with a couple of opportunities in the Feb-Apr time frame. It will probably vary quite a lot by unit. The important part is to make sure you get your 50 points every year for retirement benefits from annual training and drill weekends.

They may try and guilt trip you into staying with a unit, but don't be afraid to change units to find one that meets your schedule.

I was Air Guard and my husband was Army Guard. We almost never did more than 8 hours per day on Saturday and Sunday. "The law allows for payment of two drills in any 24-hour period, even if the reservist is on duty for the full 24 hours.

So a traditional weekend of Guard or reserve duty usually totals four drills." The two weeks training will not be the same exact time each year but will usually occur in the summer. You may or may not deploy for the two weeks.

My husband and I always deployed for the two weeks because the missions of our units involved deployment to remote locations. If you stay in long enough you will get a small pension. Not as much as if you had done the whole time on active duty but still it comes in handy.

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