The community notice is misleading and @KeenanPeachy is correct. These are army soldiers. Their component within the United States Army is the ArmyNational Guard. They have the same training, same organization, same equipment, and meet the same standards as active duty soldiers. Many of us spend part of our career in the active component and part in the National Guard and/or Army Reserve components. The only difference is that Army National Guard soldiers, when not mobilized for federal active duty, work for the governor. But they are 100% United States Army. God bless them all.