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The U.S. Army Recruiting and Retention College, located at Fort Knox, Kentucky, serves as USAREC's training brigade and is responsible for the training and education of all Army and Army Reserve recruiters, career counselors, and recruiting leaders. (The Army National Guard manages its own recruiting and retention training program at the ...
The division works closely with USAREC, U.S. Army Human Resources Command (HRC), the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (Army G-1), the Chief of the Army Reserve (OCAR), and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (NGB) on policies and procedures that may affect Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard recruiting and retention personnel.
The title "National Guard" was used in 1824 by some New York State militia units, named after the French National Guard in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette. "National Guard" became a standard nationwide militia title in 1903, and has specifically indicated reserve forces under mixed state and federal control since 1933.
The Army National Guard also offers an "Accelerated" OCS program, which is a 56-day, full-time program. The Accelerated program is the most physically and mentally demanding program and while the majority of candidates for the Accelerated program are already enlisted soldiers, the failure rate is consistently over 40%.
The United States Army's Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS), located at Fort Novosel, Alabama, provides training for Soldiers to become a warrant officer in the U.S. Army or U.S. Army National Guard (also conducted via state Regional Training Institutes—RTI programs), with the recent exception of U.S. Army Special Forces Warrant Officers.
There's a controversy brewing involving the nation's newest military branch over the potential of moving Air National Guard units into the U.S. Space Force.
National Guard Bureau: Director, Office of the Joint Surgeon General, National Guard Bureau (NGB) Not applicable: Major General Lisa J. Hou [27] U.S. Army: National Guard Bureau: Director, Office of Legislative Liaison, National Guard Bureau (NGB) Not applicable: Major General Jennifer R. Mitchell [28] U.S. Army: In transit: Not applicable ...
It's been deemed one of the biggest criminal investigations in Army history after an Army audit uncovered a multimillion-dollar recruiting scheme. 'CBS This Morning' explains: 'A senate hearing is ...