Yes, the revised plan will raise property taxes, but the long-term benefits far outweigh the costs. Would the cost of the increased property taxes, should the bond pass, keep them from considering it? Now he appears to be making his federalized force dream a reality with the National Guard. In Portland, this is followed by a 10-week Advanced Academy and 18 months of field training, none of which are available to the National Guard. Instead, he sent untrained National Guard personnel to patrol mostly lower-crime areas frequented by tourists.