Alright, so after seeing a handful of comments about how the National Guard should step in and help, I wanted to share some education. Unfortunately, as helpful as the National Guard or Reserve components can be, actually mobilizing them can take significant time and some seriously concerted efforts. They don't have magical powers, they can't just snap their fingers and remedy a situation, they can't just snap their fingers and put a helicopter or airplane in the air to assist with a situation.
This will be brief. In no way does it encompass everything that goes into a mobilization. This information comes based off my own personal experience being married to a servicemember who has done time both on active duty and is still a part-timer in the Army Reserve.
So, let's take the current I-95 situation as a use-case.
Disaster happens. In this case, weather-related traffic shitshow. Civilians stuck for 24+ hours with no food, water, bathroom, etc. Let's say the Gov. decides to mobilize the National Guard to assist with remedy/response efforts.
Yes, there are plenty of active duty units and installation in Virginia. But, that does not mean active duty counterparts are authorized to just jump in and help. If it's the National Guard being tasked to help, a series of steps must occur, which typically include ones such as these:
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Gov. decides to mobilize the National Guard. This decision starts to trickle down the chain of command of the Virginia National Guard. Some dude in Virginia with stars on his chest starts making calls to units within the Greater Northern Virginia area.
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Leadership amongst those notified units start making calls to their soldiers. Mind you: the National Guard is comprised of mostly part-timers. This typically means they serve one weekend per month, with a few weeks of training scattered through the year. Yes, there are sub-groups within the Army, Army Reserve, and National Guard that are known as "QRF" (Quick Response Force) or "RRF" (Rapid Response Force). But, those are only small pockets throughout each component of those components. The vast majority of the Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers are traditional part-timers. They are not wearing the uniform Monday-Friday, or 24/7. That is the Active Duty component.
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Traditional National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers, for the most part, live normal lives with 9-5 jobs just like you and I do. They are married or single, kids or no kids, they work regul
Our hospital has just two soldiers posted. They're great, bright, industrious good guys. They're lookin like they won't complain about anything no matter what.
I keep meaning to find a minute at work to ask but it doesn't happen. Should I be referring to them by rank? By the work they're doing? Just ignore the uniform and treat them with the softly loving way I don't often explicitly interact with non army local hire non clinical staff (smiles and nods but few to no conversations).
Are they very likely being kept apart from their families for this deployment? How long is a normal deployment? How are they being treated between hospital shifts, are they ungrounded living in a hotel and bored?
How does one care for an army national guard soldier stationed in my hospital? What might they appreciate that they might not speak up about?
What make me bring this up is the recent update of BTS. For those who don't know the 7 members decide to have individual Instagram account. Bighit explained they're doing it now because BTS want to focus on bringing individuality in their everyday life.
What's the problem you might ask. It's armys. I don't undersand that fandom at all.
So what happened is Taehyung/V broke almost every records on ig today not even hours after the assembly of joining ig. He surpassed 15 million followers, broke the records for fastest to hit 10M likes, record for most liked comments on ig breaking that of Zendaya... every members have more than 13 million as I'm writing this post.
Armys are complaining about how Taehyung have more followers and that's unfair for other members. In addition his 10M likes on of his post is also unfair because he posted last but still menage to get high numbers of likes. Some went as far as to no follow the maknae line in order to balance the followers (look at those stupid children. Maybe James was right when he called you 15 years old girls.). Like come on guys. Do you think only armys are fans of BTS? There's solos stans, there's others who are only interest in one members but not a solo, celebrities etc. The way you're acting today show how unfair you sound when it come to the maknae lines.
BTS have all good numbers of followers. A difference of 1 or 2 million more from another member won't decrease the popularity of the others. Just know that they themselves don't care about numbers as much as you do.
I'm thinking about joining the Utah army national guard. I've taken the ASVAB and the first few steps to join. I'm 17 so this makes me worried I'll be super young compared to everyone else. Will I be with people my age in basic training or is it mostly mixed? I've been told that they'll pay for all of my college fees but that feels too good to be true. I've also been told I can't be deployed if I'm attending college. Is this true? I'm wanting to serve a religious mission. They're telling me I can get 18 months off for this with no problem. Any experience here? Should I try to get this in my contract? I'm looking to be a unit supply specialist. Does anyone have experience with this? I'm also interested in doing the ROTC program once I start college. What is this like and will it change my role in the national guard? They said I'll get a bonus stipend if I do it as well. I'm mostly looking to fact check and get further insight on whether this is a good fit for me. Any insight is appreciated!
Hello, I am an Officer Candidate (09S) in the New Jersey Army National Guard (NJARNG). I am currently in Traditional (State) Officer Candidate School (OCS), and am in Phase 2. I've been hearing from different sources about our commissioning contract. I am currently on an enlisted contract as an 09S and about 2 years into my enlisted contract. By the time I finish OCS I will be on year 3. Is it true that when I am discharged from my initial enlisted contract (6 Years Drilling, 2 Years IRR) that my officer contract will start that 8-year Mandatory Service Obligation (MSO) all over again or do they start my obligation considering the 3 years I just served, not adding any additional years? ? What I am basically asking is, when I commission do the years I just served go away (in terms of obligations) and my new contract require another 8 year MSO? I hear different answers from cadre, State OSM and online resources, so I hope someone here can help me get a better understanding. Thanks for your help in advance.
Prior to yesterday, if you won the Heisman at Alabama, you won the national championship. Mark Ingram in 2009, Derrick Henry in 2015, DeVonta Smith in 2020, they all won the Heisman and the national championship. Yesterday continued a trend where back-to-back Heisman winners on the same team fail to win it all, an accomplishment that hasn't been repeated since Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard won both in 1945 and 1946.
Ohio State boasts the only repeat Heisman winner in Archie Griffin, but the Buckeyes didn't win a national title in 1974 or '75. Matt Leinart won the Heisman and national title in 2004 but Reggie Bush was left on the sideline by Peter Carroll as the Trojans lost the national title game in the 2006 Rose Bowl.
Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray won the Heisman back-to-back for Oklahoma in 2017 and 2018, but neither played for or won a national championship.
Bryce Young and the Crimson Tide continued the trend by falling to Georgia last night. Young is also the only Tide QB to win the Heisman, so Tide Heisman-winning quarterbacks are now 0-1 in national title games.
