home guard vs military

home guard and military both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
home guard	Yes	No	No	No
military	Yes	Yes	No	No

home guard (noun)	military (noun)
a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere	the military forces of a nation

home guard (adjective)	military (adjective)
	associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians
	characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military
	of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare