Army National Guard soldiers need more training, their commander believes — but not at the expense of stability at home.
“We do not want to strain those relationships that they [Guard soldiers] have with their families and their employers, and we do not want to strain the relationships that we have with our soldiers,” Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, the commander of the Army Guard, said during a recent speech before the Association of the U.S. Army’s Institute of Land Warfare. “We want to make sure that we build strong relationships with families, their schools and their employers.”
A Guard commitment now requires more time than ever from its members, AUSA reported. A job that typically required 39 days of training peaked at 85 days in 2008, dropping to 67 days last year.
