puerto rico: Does the army national guard ever leave state to train in Puerto Rico? If so, is this training any different from the training that is done once a month or does it help because the difference in surroundings?|||The Army National Guard serves in communities like yours. With more than 3,500 locations throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, there鈥檚 probably an Army National Guard Armory near you. They have whats called AT (active training) where they become full time members for 2 weeks up to 1 month each year. This location where they train changes most of the time from year to year. Its where they play "Big Army" they train on the same tasks and abilities as we do in active duty full time Army. The main reason they do this is so when they deploy and yes they do deploy they will be trained and ready to help fight our nations wars when we need them. however the primary focus of the National Guard is our Nations Safety in the USA. But yes I have served with many National Guard Members here in Afghanistan. And my hat is off to them they are just as good as any active duty guy.|||I wouldn't think so considering the National Guards primary function is serving a specific state.|||Puerto Rico has its own National Guard Forces. There would be no need for a Guard force from another state or territory to be brought in to PR.|||no|||Yes...PR has it's own Guard and like any other Guard they go other places to train and other states come there to train..nothing unusual. I have been to PR to train several times and I'm from the midwest.