I asked this in the National Guard forums but I'm posting here also to see if I can get some more traffic.

I'm a wildland firefighter with the US Forest Service and I'm interested in doing some PT hikes with an NG or Army Unit. Would I be able to go train with them if I'm not in the military but am still a federal employee?

I don't see why you couldn't. I knew plenty of AGR folks that had decent PT programs set up for the full time guys. I don't think they do any hikes, but, find a unit close to you, It would be up to them.

Yeah, I dont anyone would have a problem with it.

Why don't you try posting this on Yahoo Answers? Oh, wait, you already did. Just kidding. I don't see why you wouldn't be able to PT with an ARNG unit.

I know where a few NG units are but can't seem to find phone numbers for them. Is there any way a civie could get in touch with actual people on a base? NG website only has addresses.

All the ones I know are here in Texas, or up in Illinois. That'ld be a helluva drive to run a few miles.

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Originally posted by dxdmma06:
I know where a few NG units are but can't seem to find phone numbers for them. Is there any way a civie could get in touch with actual people on a base? NG website only has addresses.

Typically, they are listed in the blue pages section of your phone book with the USAR, etc. under "United States Government...". The bluepages are generally with the white pages phone book.

I don't think NG units do PT that often but it's not uncommon for "considering joinings" to train with them for a guard drill or two to see what they might be getting into before they sign.

Or you could just enlist. Problem solved.

I don't know why you would want too. Most Army PT is a joke. You would get more out of a program designed specifically for you. Spend the money to go get a professional work up at your local gym. Believe me you will get more out of it, and feel better.

Your right, Army PT is a joke. You want to do some real ha rdcore PT? Get with an Infantry unit.

If the PT is an organized unit drill as a whole, I would say no according to active duty SOP. If it is not a unit organized but as a squad or plt PT, possible but since you're talking NG, anything goes.

The problem with doing PT with a NG unit is Liability.

NG Soldiers are covered for compensation and SGLI while on official drills, to include commuting from home and back.

So if you are not authorized to be there, they may not let you get close to them while training.

PT is a joke, period. My first unit we didn't do all that "extend to the left" ", "in cadence", "follow me", "the first stretching exercise will be blah blah blah" ********. All that crap takes up half of PT. What we did was meet in a parking lot, or at the gym, or wherever it was we were going to do PT. We didn't have some lame ass formation where we took accountability, then had organized stretching and exercising that worked no one. I don't know. Maybe that's all great and good for promoting discipline, hooah, and the Army way of life, but it does jack little for working you out. We met, we did whatever PT we were going to do, and we did whatever PT we were going to do, and we went home, like grown men. Structure and organization get in the way of productivity.