ARNG
- noun
- /ˈɑrˌɛnˈdʒi/
- Jargon
- Members of the ARNG train regularly to be prepared for both local emergencies and overseas deployments.
- ARNG spouses
- ARNG and USAR
- percent of ARNG
Examples
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The USAR soldier sample comprised ten units from three states in the western part of the United States, while the ARNG sample was based on seventeen units from one western state.
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Only 66 percent of AD spouses wanted their soldier to remain in the Army, compared to 80 percent of USAR spouses and 86 percent of ARNG spouses.
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Such a question is not relevant to the USAR or ARNG when soldiers are not deployed.
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As can be seen in Table 5, soldier age was a significant predictor of retention preference, as was being an ARNG spouse.
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Approximately half of ARNG spouses claim no friends in the unit, as do almost 70 percent of USAR spouses.
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Nor is it clear why ARNG spouses were more likely to want their soldier to remain in service than USAR spouses, given that their average age and length of service were the same.
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Using our indicators of integration, the data suggest that the USAR and ARNG spouses are less integrated into the military way of life than the AD spouses.
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ARNG spouses smoked and drank less than either USAR or AD spouses (p < .001 in all cases).
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Almost three-quarters of all spouses had scores lower than 16 (USAR = 80 percent; ARNG = 74 percent; AD = 61 percent) with a mean score of 12.
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ARNG and USAR spouses were less depressed than AD spouses (p < .003 and .004, respectively), but none of the component means reached clinical levels.
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Synonyms
A group of part-time soldiers who help in local emergencies and serve abroad
Surface Forms
Etymology
ARNG is short for Army National Guard. 'Army' means 'soldiers', 'national' means 'for the whole country', and 'guard' means 'to protect', so ARNG are reserve soldiers who help at home in emergencies and also serve on overseas missions.