Quote Originally Posted by Ski View Post
The National Guard has combat force structure because it is considered the militia of the nation - expanded to the ANG once flight became possible. It's Constitutional Law and that alone means the Guard is going to have the bulk of Reserve Component combat force structure.
'considered.' That word raises the question "by whom?"

Your statement is correct by Statute, not by the Constitution; what Congress renders, it can unrender. NGB slickly got all that myth bought by a succession of Administrations and Congresses over the last 100 years or so. I spent a lot of my 18 years of DAC time working some of the issues and with the Guard, plus I've been there, KY Gd at 16 and SC Gd later. Nothing I've written is a knock on the Guard, it is what it is and it's okay as it is -- and will get better...

In any event, it is simply my opinion that transfer of all combat units in the RC to the Guard was a mistake -- whether it was an error or not, it's unlikely to be changed. Certainly nothing I write will bring that about...