text: active army, army reserve, or army national guard??? right now i am in the army reserve but i have the option to switch branches. what do you think i should do? if i go active i can go all over the place, reserve or guard i get to stay home and go for one weekend a month and two weeks a year. comments or advice??? if you're going to stay in the military, you may as well go active army as you can be deployed just the same.  i guess it just depends on if you enjoy the army lifestyle or not.