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Americans that are in the armed forces, What is the current feeling inside it? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by MissJinx@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Do the army support the president even if his orders are against your constitution? How is the overll clima and feeling today?

Just asking because I'm curious, I have no horse in this race :)

Edited to Armed forces since thats exactly what I ment

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[–] junkthief@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The National Guard is not monolithic either, as it is per service and per state. I.e. Minnesota Air National Guard, Minnesota Army National Guard, Iowa Air… you get it

[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago

To clarify the army has 3 types active, national guard and reserve

The reserve doesn’t have combat mos and are primarily support. Active duty soldiers live on bases when not deployed, and train throughout the week like a regular job. The national guard is still part of the army, they train for the same jobs at the same place and wear the exact same uniform. All three departments wear a name tape that says U.S. army.

They just so happen to be in their respective states service, and can be acted on by the governor as well. National guard also does disaster relief when state side. All three departments can be deployed to a conflict internationally.