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Originally posted by bilmore
Nope. Reserves are part of the main force.
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Mebbe as a matter of doctrine -- although most active-duty soldiers don't tend to see it all as equivalent. (Especially before the post-Cold War drawdown of active forces. One weekend a month and two weeks in the summer (mostly for b.s. drill) vs. up at 5:30 for PT every day? Come on.)
Anyways, WTF does this statement have to do with Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard? Just tell me how the National Guard is "part of the main force" (except, perhaps, as a matter of very, very technical doctrine). I don't think anyone can say with a straight face that the Texas Air NG is "the Air Force" or the Ohio Army NG is "the Army"* -- especially not in the 1970s. No way.
S_A_M
* No offense intended to those individuals who got the shocks of their life post-9/11 and have been activated for extended periods. When you're in that situation, you're "in the main force." Bush wasn't.
