Art wrote:
The guard is where you go when you don't want to go to war but want everyone
to
think that you do. End of story.

Art,
That was uncalled for and unmitigated Bull****!
I will grant you that at one time the State Militias were sort of "Old Boys
Clubs" and a place to go drink beer during summer camp, but that has not always
been the case. It is not the case now.
Times change and most people keep up with them, you do not.
By the way, the Guard was activated for WWII (your war, remember it?) before
you even got out of high school. The Guard was taking casualties long before
you got in the nose compartment of Willie and saved the world from the evil
Hun.
You owe some people an apology for that crack.

Rick Clark
Oxmoron1