Why are we talking about giving the National Guard another job to do?

Question

As a Guardsman, I feel we are pretty stretched thin. I'm looking at my second deployment in the next twelve months and I've only been in a little over three years. Thats a deployment every other year. I really have no desire to spend my little time in the states guarding the border, which I am neither trained nor qualified to do in my current MOS, or just about any other MOS I am legally allowed to train in since I am a female (yet I've still been asked to volunteer several times).
Why, when we are obviously willing to train any Guardsman to do this job, dont we train civilians to do it? With the unemployment rates like they are, it shouldnt be hard to find people for the job. And with the Guard stretched so thin right now, what with the fighting two wars right now with record low enlistment and retention rates thing, why are we giving them yet another job to do?
If they send me down there, I'm letting the Mexicans in.

If you guys want more women qualified to do that sort of work, why dont we start letting women into the infantry and field artillery? Its hardly fair to hold it against me that I am not qualified just because congress refuses to train people on account of having a vagina.

And thank you all for your educational information on the Uniform Code of Military Justice. I had forgotten all about since giving up a year of my life to live in a tin shack in a dry forest with 400 horny infantrymen all around me.
Forgive me if I have an opinion on how the organization I am part of is run. Last I checked, I am still a voter, and if thats not enough, the National Guard are the "Citizen Soldiers", so consider this opinion to come from my citizen half.

If you guys looked at my other posts you would realize that the Guard does not recieve health benefits.
I joined to fight forest fires. I found I would be fighting wars, and I have without complaint, and I'm not complaining about Iraq or Afghanistan now. All I'm saying is, either our job is to guard the nation, as the name implies, or to go play offense in another country. Since we are already doing one job, why are they making us do another when there are plenty of unemployed people who require the same amount of training and with that training could do the job just as well.
Its very easy for people to pass judgements about my job when they get to come home to their families every night. If I'm fighting wars and doing border patrol I'll see my family for one, two week interval every year. Thats less than active duty. At this point, I feel like if I go active I'll be home more.
I guess its cool that I get less benefits than active to do more work?

Answer 1

Bravo to ur question.always wondered this myself.I mean its gotten so bad that now congress is suggesting that people who apply for citizenship do a tour of active duty in some branch of the military.and yet the few military personnel we have is stretched too thin.I for once thank you for all the hard work ur doing,because of people like you and others that serve in the military is the reason people like me and others on here can sit in front of the pc and rant.

Answer 2

have mixed emotions about Iraq - but if we have to be there then why not the National Guard - you were paid money & benefits before the war but now that you actually have to do something other than a weekend a month & 2 weeks in the summer you are complaining? If the guard is stretched too thin then complain to the government. Who the h*ll do you think has been paying you to do the job for us if not civilians? We do not need traitors to our country in our military - let the mexicans in along with the terrorist that should make you very proud! Do you have enough moxie to tell your CO you intend to betray America & Americans?? Weren't you a female when you signed up or cashed those govt. checks....

Answer 3

Sorry dude its not that easy. You have to get a lot of proof to show that they didn't hold up their end of the deal. You have to remember your dealing with the government and they never want to think they did wrong. Your just going to have to get on your fiance office because their the only ones who can do anything about it. That's what I had to do when the military didn't give me travel pay. Good Luck your going to need it.

Answer 4

If you let Mexicans in, you are NOT doing your job. You would be neglecting your duty and committing treason.

When Americans join the armed forces, they agree to follow orders. If you do not wish to follow orders, you could just get yourself out of the guard.

Having NO GUARD would be better than having a guard who would willfully disobey orders and purposely do the opposite.

Answer 5

I believe you took this oath, linked below.



If you're not willing to do what the oath calls for, then maybe you should seek to remove yourself from the service. The regimental and proven hierarchy of military is essential for the continuation of a free state. That's what's required, that's what you swore to uphold and that's your job, not what you 'feel' it is. When you are the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, or the Governor empowered to call on the Guard, maybe then you can pick/choose your assignments, but military and civil law dictates otherwise. Thanks for your service and hang in there.

Answer 6

If you are truly in the National Guard and you are sent to guard the Border and you let them in, you will be court martialled. You would be failing your duty.

The National Guard's first priority is to protect the USA on our own soil. You should not be in the National Guard if you can't do the job you swore on oath to do.

If you represent the attitude of the National Guard (which I don't believe) civilians would be a better choice to guard it. I would go down there gladly after I whooped your sorry @$$ and I'm a Grandma!!

You're just a coward!!!! There are already women on the Border as Border patrol and as Minutemen (women)!!!!!!!!

We just need a bunch of pi$$ed off Grandmas, some ticked off soccer Moms and some bad-@$$ biker broads and we'll take care of the g-d@mn BORDER problem!! We'll show you some REAL "WOMAN" power!!

Answer 7

If you disobey a direct order you can be charged with an article15,lose rank and pay.if you continue you can be
tired and if convicted, lose your freedom and all your benefits.Think long and hard about what you just wrote here.I find it hard to believe that you would write something like that on the computer.
Then you shouldn't have joined the Guard,if you don't want to do your job.You make me ashamed for all women.

Answer 8

Why did you join? Just a good way to meet guys plus good dental!

Answer 9

train anybody and everybody, get an American biker gang the job of patrolling the border, give them free reign to control it anyway they want!! you disgust me, being an american soldier and you'd do that to your country.

Answer 10

ya know...it should be like this....all the National Guards are away from home enough already...once they finally get home...let them stay there...their families are much more important than anything else in the world.....
If they wanna continue building the wall on the border...then those that "I'd" the bill should be the ones standing along the border leaving their families behind.