<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Both the Army National Guard and Air National Guard are expected to adhere to the same moral and physical standards as their "full - time" active duty and "part - time" reserve federal counterparts . The same ranks and insignia of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force are used by the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, respectively, and National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards . The respective state National Guards also bestow state awards for services rendered both at home and abroad . Under Army and Air Force regulations, these awards may be worn while on state active duty or while on Title 32 federal activation . Regular Army and Army Reserve soldiers are also authorized to accept these awards, but are not authorized to wear them . </P> <P> The respective state National Guards are authorized by the Constitution of the United States . As originally drafted, the Constitution recognized the existing state militias, and gave them vital roles to fill: "to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasion ." (Article I, Section 8, Clause 15). The Constitution distinguished "militias," which were state entities, from "Troops," which were unlawful for states to maintain without Congressional approval . (Article I, Section 10, Clause 3). Under current law, the respective state National Guards and the State Defense Forces are authorized by Congress to the states and are referred to as "troops ." 32 U.S.C. § 109 . </P>

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