Q for the Guard SF Soldiers

[Irishsquid]

Ok...Let me start by saying that I'm NOT asking for any sort of specific information. I'm curious about the deployment schedule for Guard SF Soldiers. Are you gone a couple months out of the year, on average, or 6-9 months? I wouldn't really have any idea. I grew up in a Guard SF family, but that was during peacetime, and my dad said he really has no idea what the operational tempo would be during a time of war. This question is not really for MY benefit...my mind was made up about 17 years ago...I'm going to be an SF Soldier, or die trying. My girlfriend, on the other hand, is not as enthusiastic. She said she can handle the dangerous job, and she can handle the time away from home for SFAS and SFQC. But we have talked about marriage, and she said she doesn't think she can handle 4-6 years (Not sure of the minimum enlistment time for Guard SF) of me being gone 6 months out of the year. Essentially, the answer will have no bearing on my decision to pursue a career in Guard SF, but I feel she deserves to know anything I can tell her about what to expect before she makes any solid commitment to me.