Question: how much do you get paid to be in the national guard?
Answer: Once you go over four months, an E-1 makes $54 per drill. An E-1 with more than four months of service who's called up to active duty makes a base pay of $1,638 a month. As an E-2, you'll make $61 per drill and a base pay of $1,836 a month if you're called up to active duty.