US National Guard Reviews

Pros

-Great way to help your Country.
-Great pay.
-See the world.

Cons

-Hard Hours.
-Have to leave family at times.

Advice to Senior Management

Communications and team work is a plus on all missions.

Pros

Leadership Development Opportunities
Health Benefits
Educational Benefits

Cons

Political appointees hold leadership positions regardless of qualifications.

Pros

Servant to the public and to the United States. Have the privilege to work with a diverse group of people to complete a task to a desired end-state.

Cons

May involve some weekends and a two week period through the year.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to develop Soldiers and turn them into mentors in keeping with the tradition of the National Guard well into the future.

Pros

Great family insurance plan (TriCare) and paying for my college.

Cons

Lots of red tape and waiting.

Advice to Senior Management

Use your chain of command

Pros

Varied work environment, great pay and benefits package, great organization to work for with a good cause.

Cons

Long hours, biased treatment of employees, weeks/months away from home, lack of compassion in management

Pros

People are hard working and will do what told to do!

Cons

24/7 job Always on call if you are full time.

Advice to Senior Management

Trust

Pros

Education benefits and chance to serve your country.

Cons

Monthly pay is not sufficient to survive off of.

Advice to Senior Management

We need more competent leaders

Pros

Deployments, leadership development opportunities, good benefits

Cons

Deployments, hurry up and wait mentality takes forever to get anything done.

Advice to Senior Management

Increase GI Bill

Pros

Gives disapline, opens doors though.

Cons

Life is controled, can be dificult

Advice to Senior Management

minimal...depends on MOS

Pros

Education benefits once you are discharged.

Cons

Leadership in the last few years have started a head hunting mission for any one who makes a mistake. The thoughts at the lower level are one of being scared and a "yes" menatality to leaders. Leadership wants loyalty upwards but when anything goes wrong or you make a mistake you are thrown under the bus and left to die. Adverse actions against soldiers are so rampant that everyone is scared to do anything or disagree with leadership.

Advice to Senior Management

I was always told that if I made a mistake I would be counseled, re-trained the continue in my job. Know it is make a mistake and get hammered.