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  • ANG vs AF Reserves

    Posted by A_Foster on January 3, 2024 at 8:53 pm

    What are the major differences/ pros and cons between flying and working with the Air Force Reserves vs the Air National Guard?

    Maybe I missed it, but I couldn’t find another question like this.

    A_Foster replied 11 months, 1 week ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Unknown Member

    Deleted User
    January 7, 2024 at 5:56 pm

    The distinction between the two is who they take orders from and their mission.

    the ANG is a state and federal force meaning they can take orders from the states governor and the POTUS (the majority of the time they take orders from the states governor unless a crisis happens). Meanwhile the AFR reports solely to the POTUS/ U.S. government.

    Both have similar missions of patriotism; however, the ANG’s main purpose is to protect their home state, while the AFR adheres to national emergencies.

  • SLAP

    Administrator
    January 8, 2024 at 12:14 pm
    20980 BogiPoints

    As a pilot, there aren’t going to be many major differences:

    1. Aircraft types: Same
    2. Pilot training: Same
    3. Pay/Benefits: Same
    4. Part-time and Full-time opportunities: Same, although some differences in the types of orders.
    5. Missions: 90% the same. The ANG controls most of the Alert missions around the country (there are a few AFR squadrons that do alert, but it’s rare)
    6. Deployments: Airframe dependent, but in the fighter world it seems like most ANG squadrons deploy for 3 months at a time while AFR are more in line with active duty (6 months). That’s not written in stone though, just my observation. Probably different in other flying communities.

    • A_Foster

      Member
      January 8, 2024 at 7:53 pm
      490 BogiPoints

      Thank you for the insightful information!

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