However, US President Donald Trump has sent the National Guard to Los Angeles, California, where there has been a protest against the exile of illegal immigrants.
What is National Guard?
The National Guard is part of the American Armed Forces Reserve. It consists of two branches: Army National Guard and Air National Guard. It was created in 1903 by the Military Act. The American federal law determines the current structure of the National Guard.
According to the defense manpower data center, by 2023, about 419,000 reservoirs serve in the National Guard. There are about 9,500 deployed in American regions, which search as Puerto Rico, Guam and Virgin Islands (as 2017).
Who is the National Guard?
The National Guard has many types of duties. This disaster is deployed to provide relief. Recently, it was deployed in January 2025 during the devastation wildfire in California and after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. More than 50,000 National Guard members helped New Orleans to withdraw, rescue operations and restore.
Therefore it can be deployed to ensure internal security. During the Capital storm on 6 January 2021, more than 25,000 guards soldiers were deployed at Washington DC to ensure security around the inauguration of the President Joe Biden. During the George Floid protests in 2020, thousands of national guard soldiers were mobilized in several states to support local police forces.
The National Guard may support military operations abroad, including war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Who commands the National Guard?
When the reservoirs are deployed inside the US states, the state governors usually consider the command in the question. When the nationwide is deployed, the US President is a commander-in-chief.
However, President Donald Trump decided to override the authority of California Governor Gavino Newsom while deploying the National Guard at Los Angeles during a protest against snow -prone raids. Trump cited national security as the cause of the move. Governor Newsom criticized the deployment and accused the government of provoking stress with “deliberate” intervention.
Who can join the National Guard?
In theory, all American citizens are eligible to join the National Guard. However, they have to meet some physical, mental and legal requirements. Most of the National Guard members work in units on part -time basis, but the full -time is a minority of soldiers.
Soldiers with full military service in the army can apply to serve in the national guard. They usually do not require any further training.
Another option is a voluntary list for exclusive service in the National Guard without service in active units. In this case, training in a military facility is completed.
Specific duties of a national guard member include one week and two weeks per year through the month. Members of the National Guard get below $ 200 and $ 600 (€ 175 – € 525) for weekend duty based on their rank. There are allowances for housing and food, education aid and health insurance. Thus pension entitlement can be claimed for long -term service.
This article appeared in Originary German.
