SGAUS – State Guard Association of the United States

Oh, very interesting, very much appreciated, I hadn't realized it was reactivated, a friend of mine in NJ, near Princeton was looking into gett8ng involved with it for quite some time. He'd been given to understand that it might stopped, which, of course, as you say, it hasn't fortunately, lol. I'd be most eager to try to tell him it's still very much in operation, of course, he's nonprior, clinical, doctoral level allied health. We were in grad school together, and also very brieflynonce again during residence. As you may have read, I'm unfortunately now total perm VA aprvd disabled, so obv, my wife and I had me shit my license sevl yrs ago. If however be most eager to hear more ifnyoim might be able to elaborate, at all, about whether he'd heard right, asntomwjether it has shut down for some time and, now I gather since reorganized. Also if you might posbly have any addr and or phone he might call especially near Princeton, just in case he might still be at all interested. I'd of course be most grateful, many thanks eager to hear more whenever time might permit, of course .

Jes also been looking at uscg auxiliary, alternatively , as well, ifnje might be able to go clinical allied health with all of you, in think that also might well interest him, many thanks once again .

I follow,believe me, if i could at all volunteer to help with the NY guard, I would, and before my now unfortunate total perm recent VA aprvd disability, I did very def try, I assure you. I entirely think the SDFs are freq underused, and could be a very real resource beyond what they provide now, at, as you say, minimal cost. I'd also looked at the NY naval militia or NYNM, however, that's principally for drilling uscg, usn and USMC reservists , I'd wondered whether other reservistsmof other svcs could also drill with them, incl usphs commissioned corps I just never found out. My wife and I have been hoping I could join uscg auxiliary, is been in civil air patrol or CAP when I'd been USAF, however, I'd thought uscg aux might let me do more, since they're classed as an "instrumentality", so called, whereas I've gathered CAP isn't , thing we don't know if I can join yet due to my disability were hoping at any rate. I'd seen I think that your SC state guard has a group on the site here, I'd stumbled across it at one point, I think, I haven't seen any other SDF with a group on here thus far. I kmpnew the NY guard and NYNM were used in NYC in 2001, as well as for hurricane sandy. I'd chatted with someone who'd been thinking of going NY army Natl guard, he did, though at my sugstn, he went NY guard first to see if he wanted to do the other , did well in NY guard, then went my army Natl guard, he hadn't known of nynguard, which under Geneva convention, even though sanctioned by NYS, is apparently deemed a "foreign" army, oddly enough, apparently, limiting whatmthey can do of late in NYS, I'd gathered.

Sorry I'd hit enter by mistake before finishing, I'd just wanted to try to add some more info, if you might be at all interested. The NY guard also had an army division, for helping the NY army Natl guard, and an air division to help thenny air Natl guard. However, evidently the air division must've conked out bureaucratically or they could never get enough interest, so, I'd gathered, the air division idea was scrapped, and the NY guard then went back to a purely army model, thereafter. Interestingly, also, NY guard was, I gather, the first US mil org of any kind to commission and use chiropractors, which I gathered they did in 2001 and also posbly for hurricane sandy. Before my VA disability, I'd tried to get involved clinicallyz though we've since needed to have me shut my allied health license, though I did look into that aspect quite extensively ,hope was of interest eager to hear your further thoughts, many thanks.

I understand, I hear a good dead many similar stories whenever I try to raise the whole topic. It's just an interest of mine, principally as I think such SDFs are very underused nationwide and could, in fact, be used for far more. I realize what you saynis of course frequently true, by all means, however, where my wife and I are, in NY, here, the NY guard is actually quite active, as is the NY naval militia or NYNM. There are very distinct differences, principally that the NY guard is not federally recognized, and, as such, I'd gathered that, under Geneva convention rules, they are, in fact, though sanctioned by NYS, deemed a "foreign army", if you will, however outlandish that might seem. Thus, I've also heard that a good many activities of theirs had been curtailed in some regards, though not others. Interestingly, I'd read that they'd been the first US military force of any kind to actually commission and use chiropractors for real patient care, which I'd mentioned to someone on here, a chiro with whommid been chatting who was also a vet, and seeking to go back on active as a chiro being as their use had been authorized with the normal svcs, yet not actually started, I just figured he'd be interested in that. Also, innwhay happened in NYC back in 2001, the NY guard had, in fact, been activated, and I'd read theyd actually been on a podium with then NY Gov Pataki , not just NY army or air Natl guard, who were also likely up there with him as well. The NY guard had an army division and an air division for assisting the respective NY army and air Natl guards, and, before my now unfortunate recent VA aprvd total perm disability , I'd actually looked into getting involved to volunteer without pay, which they apparently allow, if one declines it. That, however, is no longer posbl for me, as I'd said, due to my disability, though I did actually ask about getting involved clinically, though, since then also due to my disability, my wife and I have had to shut my nys allied health license, I'm afraid. I also did ask about the air division, being as I'd been active duty USAF, however I'd read later that the model of dual divisions aprntly didn't work, so the NY guard was then switched back to an all army model thereafter. I'd actually suggested to someone we know who'd been asked to try going army Natl guard, which he later did, though he'd been uncertainmat first. So, I suggested the NY guard, which, as I'd expected, he'd never heard of. He tried it, did quite well with it, getting an award for clinical things with them, then transferred later on to the army Natl guard, and said he'd found the NY guard good exposure that let him test the waters so to speak. Aprntly, NY guard can't normally be deployed outside the state, though they can be activated, as they were in 2001, and, again, with hurricane sandy, as well. Now, NYNM is different, in that, being federally recognized, it's principally for usn , USMC, and uscg drilling reservists, I've always wondered whether usphs commissioned corps, being esntly a sea svc, in their uniforms and history, could also volunteer, or army or usaf reservists, as well, though I've never found out. NYS has a program I'd read about whereby NYNM members who drill with NYNM can aprntly compete for funding to attend the SUNY colleges in nys, I did read about that, as well. I just thought you might find all that of interest, I gather NJ had a naval militia, however, it's basically pretty defunct, I'd read, at this point, though I'd read of efforts to revive it of late, I just don't know if those efforts have gone anywhere, honest. I'd asked about the uscg auxiliary for me to volunteer with, as my disability lets us use MWR programs, and so asked on that basis, just for something to do. I'd been in civil air patrol or CAP when I'd been USAF, at a unit on my installation, however I'd just found that uscg had more I'd like to get involved with now, if I could be allowed, which, of course, we don't know about yet,though were hoping, of course. Hope all that was of interest, be eager to hear your further thoughts, many thanks.

Sorry for the obv typo at the beginning the tablet Im on is temperamental, I afraid, I obv meant a good deal many other stories, of course lol, sorry for the obv gaffe, lol.

And of course, NYNM also was activated in 2001, as well as for hurricane sandy, I'd read, you might care to glance at the NYS DMNA website where both orgs are listed, you might find the reading of interest, many thanks.