For all that transtioned fron the guard to the army, does it seem that the guard is more "hands on" than the reserves??

I think it really depends on the unit, I went from an infantry unit in the Guard to the reserves when I commissioned. My infantry unit did NOTHING. The most training I got was during A.T. otherwise our drills we're spent sitting on the concrete getting FRAGO after FRAGO until 1700 hit then we went home. My Reserve medical unit actually did CLS, drivers training, if not that we went out as an S6 section and did our own thing.

My buddy is a PL in an Airborne Infantry unit in the Guard and they're jumping every other month, STX training, land nav. They're high speed. So I guess it depends on the unit.

As with all things, it depends on the unit.
"Hands on" for my unit means going out and actually doing our job in the real world, not playing Army in a training area. I have had exactly two years out of 15 in Civil Affairs where I didn't have a real-world mission.

As many have stated, it is not a guard or reserve thing it is a unit thing, what equipment does that unit have, what is that units mission, leadership can have a big role in training and the type, also funds play a big role.