1980s ARMY NATIONAL GUARD BASIC TRAINING / WAR GAMES RECRUITING FILM 86944

Produced in the 1980s, this Cold War National Guard recruiting film shows the Guard conducting war games with Bell helicopters and M-60 and M-48 tanks. Voice-over explains the importance of the Guard and the benefits to being part of the nation's oldest branch of military service. Basic training is shown. A drill instructor is shown at 2:00, and advanced training at the 4:20 mark including truck driving, welding, cooking, computer operations and more.
Women members of the Guard are also shown.
The film also shows Army National Guard working in a disaster zone, emplacing a bridge over a flooded river, and AT or "Annual Training" where war games are conducted for two weeks.
Portions of the film are said to faintly resemble the first third of "Full Metal Jacket". Musical score towards the end of the film is very "Tangerine Dream". A great '80s film!
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[@theoriginalshotgunoutdoors3269]

Ohio and Florida Army National Guard from 1980-1986. Most of my unit was Vietnam Vets along with us young soldiers. Learned a lot from them! It was an awesome experience. I would do it again in a heartbeat!

[@Barabel22]

Suprised to see Huey’s with the AGM-22 missile system still operating back in 1982-83, figured they would all be gone by then.

[@chipwyck3104]

Seeing its the National Guard, most supplies are "Army hand downs" I'd assume most supplies would be left over from the Army

[@sarge6870]

@@chipwyck3104 Damn straight! When I first got in the Guard, we were still eating C-RATS when the other branches were doing MRE's!

[@screwtube51]

I’m with the 45th IBCT good job! And you can definitely tell this was the 80s!! Hooah!

[@aaaaaakkkkoos]

The MBT is M48 A5.The majority of them who was in service with the National Gaurd in all the states about 500 tanks are donated to the Hellenic armed forces via the MAP(Military assistance program) in 1988.The Hellenic Army in 1990 Started an apgrated program for 390 units.They put the MOLF fire control system.And they renamed M48A5 MOLF.They still in use with hellenic army most of them deploying in the agean islands and cyprus.

[@encomanenco7347]

Now a days war games are conducted in Downtown L.A.

[@geraldmcbride2337]

I know I'm glad that I served my country in the U.S. Army.

[@killerbing11]

"They not laughin now,hehe. "

[@infantryricky6807]

At 10:43, the guys running are wearing the 42nd Division "Rainbow" patch. NYARNG!

[@carlreg5649]

yes NY I was in the 1st battalion /174 infantry = we had the rainbow patch

[@sarge6870]

OOOH-RAH!! I was BTRY. "C", 1/156 FA in Newburg, N.Y. then "B" Co., 101 Signal Bn. in Ossining, N.Y. NYARNG

[@maplemanz]

I was regular Army.

[@XBradTC]

Not M1 tanks. Rather, M60 and M48 tanks.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

+XBradTC Thanks, we have fixed the description.

[@homeboy2166]

US NG offers so much to those who join.

[@aaaaaakkkkoos]

Nice film anyway

[@gorilla_85]

Southern Comfort...

[@krunglebung8993]

two of my friends are going to basic this summer ....im happy for them but im jealous because i havent passed the asvab yet

[@infantryricky6807]

If you haven't done so already, there are ASVAB prep books you can buy from Amazon, or you can borrow from you local library. Good luck!

[@matthewdavis1658]

The national guard in the 90' would have kicked the shit out of today's active forces.

[@sarge6870]

...and us Guard from the '80s would have blown the 90's guard over the hill!!

[@pepsi_man4962]

@@sarge6870 modern day military is really a waste. It’s such a mess. I have no respect for the modern military. Only the veterans. I’m just done with these the military because of how much of a joke it is. A bunch of wusses just making social media videos and crying about their tiny weiner hurting. Or better yet, a bunch of trans weirdos.

[@wkat950]

It may have been filmed in 1982 despite the credits. The Army kept wearing chamber pots until 1984 or so. They still wore greens; the garrison khakis didn't go away officially until 1985. I was in high school and a lot of things (UH-60, M16A2, M-1 tank) were brand new.

[@noface4176]

Oklahoma guard were still equipped with A1s and steel pots into late 80s

[@sarge6870]

Yep...we didn't do the change over from OD's to BDU's until 86 or so. Wore greens in BCT in 1981.

[@noface4176]

@@sarge6870 what outfit were you with?

[@sarge6870]

@@noface4176 When you ask "Outfit" but mean Unit, over 12 years I was with three. 1/156 FA, 101 Signal Bn. and HHD STARC

[@noface4176]

@@sarge6870 badass

[@aregularperson7573]

My dad was in the Wisconsin national Guard from 1990 to 1995

[@cosmoline_aesthetic]

where can i find the synthesizer music they used for these promo films?

[@todd718]

7:22 Gamma Goat!!

[@nickborromeo9360]

So whats the difference of army national guard to the army reserve command? Im guessing they had different roles but as a non-american (im a filipino) i dont know what they differ from each other.

[@carlreg5649]

National guard makes up about 60% of the active army infantry tanks artillery = army reserves has the medics drill instructors, transportation that type of unit= the national guard has a state mission= like riot control and also can be activated federally = the army reserve is federal only=search= title 10 compared to title 32 USC=u.s.code

[@nickborromeo9360]

@@carlreg5649 thanks for the answer now im a enlightened 👍

[@carlreg5649]

@@nickborromeo9360 no problem I was in the marines and the guard- deployed to Subic bay naval base1980s

[@noface4176]

What year was his made guessing 83-84

[@zackscott903]

I think

[@paulapple7542]

the end credits said National Guard Bureau (C) 1983

[@zippahead]

8:57 Soldier standing over mortar tube without steel pot helmet on.

[@cajunkarl4828]

My father talked me out of joining

[@Jew-Gi-Oh_419]

Marines complain about getting old equipment yet the National Guard in the 1980s were literally using leftovers from the Vietnam War. I see a lot of old M16A1s.