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Unlike in Britain, where the Home Guard were administered through their county Territorial Army Associations and swore a military oath of allegiance to the Crown, the UDV were Special Constables. As such the initial official name was the "Local Defence Volunteers Section, Ulster Special Constabulary".
Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) is a recruitment program by the United States Department of Defense, through which legal non-immigrants (not citizens or legal permanent residents of USA) with certain critical skills are recruited into the US armed forces. [1]
A Zemessardze (Latvian National Guardswoman) guards the battalion tactical operations center during the Strong Guard 2016 (Zobens 2016) distinguished visitor's day.. Home guard is a title given to various military organizations at various times, with the implication of an emergency or reserve force raised for local defense.
The Police Home Guard (Politihjemmeværnet) is a branch within the Army Home Guard and consists of 47 Police Home Guard companies, commanded by volunteer captains, often with a professional police career. The volunteers are, during operational service, given the authority to act on behalf of the police with a limited legal authority.
Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP) is a program of the United States Army National Guard designed to introduce new recruits to the fundamentals of the U.S. Army before they leave to basic combat training (BCT) and advanced individual training (AIT). The motto is "Paratus Preliator" (prepared warrior).
The Home Guard is a unit and constitutes the basis for the protection of Sweden. It has the task of operating over the entire conflict scale, from societal support during great strains in peacetime to armed combat in times of war. The units of the Home Guard have a response capability that is measured in hours, as opposed to days or weeks.
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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%.