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“Ready On Call”
Welcome to the website of the 2d HIGHLAND BDE of the
South Carolina State Guard. Serving the upstate of South Carolina, the 2d BDE
area includes the counties of Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville,
Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Union.
We are in the business to train soldiers to serve the
State of South Carolina and the Adjutant General in time of need. Prior service
and non-prior service applicants are welcomed. You will serve in your home
region of South Carolina, in uniform, and never be deployed out of the state. We
are an all volunteer organization.
Drill once a month, participate in professional
development classes and conduct field training exercises a couple of times each
year, wear the uniform and be ready to serve the State of South Carolina.
I invite you to review the following pages and learn
more about the
S.C. State Guard and what the 2d BDE has to offer. Be Proud and Be Ready on
Call.
JAMES F. BURT
COLONEL, S.C. State Guard
Commanding Officer
We serve under the Orders of
the Adjutant General for the State of South Carolina. During a natural or
man-made disaster, the Governor or the Adjutant General can call the State Guard
to Active Duty to help all Emergency Management Departments in whatever capacity
they deem necessary. Also we have MOU's with Sheriffs Departments, EMS and
Emergency Management departments within our area of operations.
Also, we are a force
multiplier for the SC National Guard. In the event they are called out of the
state we can be called upon to assume whatever duties the Adjutant General deems
necessary. We will give whatever help possible to the Family Support Groups for
our active duty counterparts when they are called to active duty.
Each of the Battalions within
the Brigade have a Color Guard. They can perform duties from Parades, Ceremonies
and Military Funeral Details.
CSM Donald Swinton
Command Sergeant Major, 2nd Brigade
South Carolina State Guard
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