In the US the National Guard is part of the reserve military with units by state
My brother use to be in the National Guard.
Yeah they are members of the Guard and the Military at the same time  state and federal levels
He did it for 5 years.
Yeah its odd how the national guard  is under control of the state and the federal government at the same time
Yes that does seem odd.
I respect them because the majority also have a full time job in addition to being in the guard
I respect all of our military.
Me too and its a joint effort of the DOD and the state government
Cool, you know a lot about this.