Deploying Unit Shows Differences Between Active, Reserve

American Forces Press Service ^ | Feb. 14, 2004 | By Jim Garamone

[Calpernia]

Pro Military News! TOTAL FORCE!

The "total force" includes active duty and reserve component service members. And while the missions that like units go on are identical, there are differences in the way active duty and reserve components deploy. These differences were apparent at the Feb. 12 deployment ceremony for the 30th Heavy Separate Brigade. The unit is the first National Guard combat brigade to deploy since the end of World War II.

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[SandRat]

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[Old Sarge]

30th Brigade was at the Nat'l Training Center, Ft. Irwin, CA, in June '03.

I was there, riding with 11th ACR, training them.

30th BDE got their butts handed to them the first few days, but they got it down towards the end.

These Guardsmen will do just fine.

[SAMWolf]

NG, ER Bump!

[BulletBobCo]

[68skylark]

This is a good article and I'm glad you posted it. I've seen my share (and then some) of reserve unit deployments, and I agree with what the author writes.

[M]any communities are losing the very people who make it work. Many police, firefighters, paramedics and government officials also are National Guardsmen.

If I can make one quibble, I don't like the idea that the people who make communities work are just the ones in government. The private sector does as much or more to make things "work."

[Snickersnee]

If rotational units at NTC didn't get their butts handed to them in the first part of a cycle, well, who needs an NTC? Better there than in Falluja! Ditto for JRTC!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

"Yeah, we're a little bit gray," said one first sergeant with a smile. "But you know what they say: 'Age and treachery will overcome youth and enthusiasm every day.'"

Lol. Yep, unless you're Saddam and Osama up against the freshman grads of the total force US military. (^:

Thank you, Sarge.

Just in case the deploying units stop by FR:

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Good night, friends.

[Old Sarge]

Did you hear me argue?

[TSgt]

Thank you for posting this.

The Guard and Reserve is NOT the "weekend warriors" of yesteryear.

Guard and Reserve units are more cohesive and work together better than most of their active duty counterparts.

Simply put, they are a family.

My Unit's motto, "One Team One Fight" 123rd ACS.

[TruthNtegrity]

Thank you for serving.

And on this Valentine's Day - a big hug!

((((MikeWUSAF))))

[Askel5]

=== Others held up signs wishing Daddy or Mommy good luck in their mission.


GuardsPersons, Old Sarge.

It's a brave new world order out there.

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[American in Israel]

If we have to deploy our "National Guard" overseas, there is something inherently wrong with our military layout. We obviously need a much larger military. Just where does our record levels of taxes go, if our military is so small that we cannot take on Iraq with our hands tied behind our backs? Or politicians brag we can take on both Russia and China in a two front war, but are having to strip the reserves to fight a half a front war?!

Who the heck is guarding our home, if we are sending our Guard overseas?!!!

[Cacique]

btt

[LadyDoc]

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[SandRat]

Take 'Age and treachery' add 'youth and enthusiasm' and you have the freshman grads of the total force US military being advised by the, well we won't go there, but Saddam found out.

H-E-Y O-S-A-M-A!!!! Wanna come out an play?

As my Senegal Parrot say: 'Come here! I won't bite. HE-HE-HE!'

[SandRat]

Who the heck is guarding our home, if we are sending our Guard overseas?!!!

There are enough of us old Retirees here who:

1. Are still in shape
2. Take great Stock in the 2nd Amendment (wink)
3. Are in an enormous number of the those same community jobs

Hell, we're just a bunch of old fire house dogs that heard the fire bell ring and want to get to the fire too, but know we can't so we'll stay and guard the firehouse; we've still got our teeth (see item#2 above).

[MEG33]

Thanks for standing Guard at home.