Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 2 days agoA photo of the National Guard deployment to Washington D.C.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1228arrow-down13
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minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·19 hours agoWhile you’re right, it is also the national guard so it’s a supplemental/part-time job and not the primary job for a lot of them.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoMy best friend from high school did a few years in the Army, the rest was with the Guard. Not sure how it all works, then or now, but that got him to 20-years and retirement benefits.
While you’re right, it is also the national guard so it’s a supplemental/part-time job and not the primary job for a lot of them.
My best friend from high school did a few years in the Army, the rest was with the Guard. Not sure how it all works, then or now, but that got him to 20-years and retirement benefits.