approximately 5 years ago,this month, we were packing up for our first PCS in the Army Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) program. My husband had been in the Reserves for several years at that point and was itching to go active duty. Well, and the problem was going active duty from the reserves was easier said than done,so we decided AGR would be a first-rate way to find his foot in the active duty door. Being an AGR family means your soldier is a reserve or National Guard soldier who is active duty. Now, being active duty as a reserve soldier doesn’t automatically mean an overseas deployment. While most reserve soldiers maintain civilian jobs to pay the bills, or AGR soldiers work full-time for the Army (or other branch) on top of drilling with the rest of the soldiers at that particular unit. AGR soldiers,along with civilian and Department..
Source: militaryfamily.org