THESE COMBAT ENGINEERS ARE PREPARING TO BLOW UP AN ENEMY BUNKER USING PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES COMBINIED WITH TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE THAT YOU CAN LEARN WITH THE GUARD

THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD IS THE MOST CHALLENGING PART-TIME JOB YOU WILL EVER FIND.  YOU COMPLETE THE SAME TRAINING AS THE REGULAR ARMY, (BUT YOUR COMMITMENT IS ONLY ONE WEEKEND A MONTH AND TWO WEEKS A YEAR).  DURING THAT ONE WEEKEND YOU CAN BE USING EXPLOSIVES, FLYING AND RAPELLING OUT OF A HELICOPTER, FIRING A MACHINE GUN OR AUTOMATIC GRENADE LAUNCHER.  SOMETIMES TRAINING IS CONDUCTED OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY, IN PLACES LIKE GERMANY, ICELAND, SOUTH AMERICA, AND OTHERS.  WITH THE GUARD YOU GET TO TRAVEL AND SEE OTHER PLACES, MEET INTERESTING NEW PEOPLE, MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU WILL GAIN CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF AND YOU WILL HAVE THE ABILITIES TO OVERCOME THE OBSTACLES THAT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER IN LIFE.