Posted on Dec 4, 2019
When State Governors Tried To Take Back Control of the National Guard | Ryan McMaken
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This article raises a very valid question. Who should have ultimate control over the National Guard? The Department of Defense, or the State Governor? Remanding control back to the states would help quell unpopular use of military force IMO. How do you all feel?
When State Governors Tried To Take Back Control of the National Guard | Ryan McMaken
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SPC Angela Burnham
True, but we essentially treat them as state forces until officially federalized. That's what allows the ARNG to get around the insurrection act.
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I sympathize with states; however, our reserve forces must be prepared to carry out their mission - national defense. In the last few decades due to ops tempo, DoD has become much more reliant on reserve forces. I personally believe this has had a very positive effect regarding reserve readiness and mission capability. We can debate the justifications for U.S. military intervention overseas but for our reserve forces to be effective, they need to be managed and controlled at the federal level.
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Should we only have popular and unpopular conflicts? What about National Interests?
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