Early life [edit]. Read was born on 17 November 1954 to a former army father and a mother who was a devout Seventh-day Adventist. He was placed in a children's home for the first five years of his life.He grew up in the Melbourne suburbs of Collingwood, Thomastown, Fitzroy and Preston.arly life [edit]. Read was born on 17 November 1954 to a former army father and a mother who was a devout Seventh-day Adventist. He was placed in a children's home for the first five years of his life.
Report Abuse. A UTA is a 4 hour period in the National Guard; a drill weekend is usually 4 UTAs, or a MUTA 4. You will have a maximum of 48 UTAs in a year, but your unit may allow you to skip a few for extenuating circumstances. CI Guy is referring to the 50 points you need to have a good year for retirement purposes. You will get 15 points just for belonging to the National Guard; one point (and one day pay) per UTA; one point and one day of pay for the 15 days Annual Training; and one point and one day of pay for any additional active duty training you do.
Your time counts. It doesn't matter what branch you served in, all your time will be added to your time in the Army National Guard. If you want to make a career out of the military you will be able to reach your 20 years and be eligible for military retirement and benefits. Prior Service Soldiers who enlist into the Washington Army National Guard from the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) provided that their last period of service was a period of 180 days or greater and in Title 10 status.