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niyad

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15. Unless your unit was activated.

Reply to DownriverDem (Reply #8)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 10:01 AM

Nov 2025

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Something the Media Never States about the National Guard [View all] Chasstev365 Nov 2025 OP

Poor economies for the middle and lower classes negate the need for a draft or mandatory service. marble falls Nov 2025 #1

It has been this way for a very long time. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2025 #2

Not only income inequality TommyT139 Nov 2025 #3

VT governor Scott refused to send the VT Guard karynnj Nov 2025 #24

This is especially true in the state of West Virginia FakeNoose Nov 2025 #4

I wonder how much training they receive. Hugin Nov 2025 #5

Training wasn't an issue. Sarah Beckstrom had been a Guard member since June, 2023. Gimpyknee Nov 2025 #25

Ummm ... I could swear I read that she was 20 years old? AZJonnie Nov 2025 #27

My mistake - 2023. Gimpyknee Nov 2025 #29

It was reported that popsdenver Nov 2025 #36

I seriously doubt she had training for law enforcement in an urban environment. n/t Hugin Nov 2025 #30

It is being reported that none popsdenver Nov 2025 #37

Why would JustAnotherGen Nov 2025 #7

I'm sure nobody joins the NG expecting to end up playing cop in an American city! ShazzieB Nov 2025 #34

The young lady JustAnotherGen Dec 2025 #39

Okay? ShazzieB Dec 2025 #40

The boyfriend JustAnotherGen Nov 2025 #6

She seemed onboard with keeping Farmer-Rick Nov 2025 #13

I am sure that they were all being fed Republican propaganda popsdenver Nov 2025 #38

She wanted a job with "meaning" as she knew it. haele Nov 2025 #20

True today DownriverDem Nov 2025 #8

Yep. That brings back memories. calimary Nov 2025 #9

In George W's case it was a way to fly cool jets without being put in harm's way. sop Nov 2025 #10

Unless your unit was activated. niyad Nov 2025 #15

Back then it was a legal way to draft dodge dflprincess Nov 2025 #17

I helped train the Kansas National Guard... BH liberal Nov 2025 #11

Your post is so important. Would you consider posting it as its own OP, niyad Nov 2025 #16

I am a newbie poster here and don't think I can start threads yet... BH liberal Nov 2025 #19

Surprise, surprise... BH liberal Nov 2025 #23

It's possible the entry point may be 50 comments before starting a thread AZJonnie Nov 2025 #28

Minimum is 10. niyad Nov 2025 #32

Actually, you are not a newbie, having signed up in Jan. 2024, and have niyad Nov 2025 #31

One Of Many Reasons modrepub Nov 2025 #12

I think our M$M does know what's going on - they just don't report it. Not their job - reporting the news... erronis Nov 2025 #18

Most members of the National Guard, as with the military as a whole, come from the working- and middle-classes. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2025 #14

That Begs The Question: Why Do we Have This Vast Income Inequality DallasNE Nov 2025 #21

Poverty draft. I know a couple who chose this route. cbabe Nov 2025 #22

We're Still Fighting the Tolerance for Slavery, Indentured Servitude, and Obscene Economic Stratification The Roux Comes First Nov 2025 #26

I was in the Army Reserve, so my experience does not include the Guard. TomSlick Nov 2025 #33

Well said. K&R c-rational Nov 2025 #35