"George Z. Bush" wrote in message
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D. Strang wrote:
"ArtKramr" wrote

That was not my quote. It was made by General Colin Powell in his book.

In the narrow context of Vietnam before the lottery system. Before
about
1965, no one joined the NG or Reserves out of civilian life, they joined
it
after active duty.....

Oh, really? Lots of guys joined the National Guard in the '30s in order
to do
something for the country without having to go away from home for very
long
periods of time and to make a few extra bucks for the time they spent at
it.
How do I know? A friend of mine did exactly that, and he wasn't the only
guy in
his NG outfit. And yes, they were all activated in early '42 and were
gone
until after the war was over.

No, the entire National Guard was mobilized during the period beginning in
September1940 through early spring of 1941, following congressional
authorization in August 1940. The congressional vote that kept them on
active duty beyond one year was decided by a single vote in August 1941,
something for which George Marshall had worked hard to make happen. Any
competent history of the US mobilization effort will verify this. There
essentially was *no* National Guard during the period following mobilization
and until the war ended--states had to instead rely upon other militia
organizations made up of those too old or too young to serve in the federal
military services. It took a great deal of effort to "recreate" the Guard
after the war.


You need to stop making so many definitive statements about stuff you know
nothing about.

Based upon your above SNAFU, you might want to take heed of your own advice.

snip


There's nothing wrong with not knowing, but bull****ting the public is
something
else. Why don't you give it a rest?

Again, take heed yourself...

Brooks


George Z.