Speaking of which: Tommy Tuberville pledged to ‘donate every dime’ to veterans. He hasn’t. (WaPo)
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NEWS Sen Tuberville and Appointment Delays
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Things get interesting when you also apply this to the ANG and ARNG. Can a commander put a soldier or airman on a few days of Title 10 orders? Can they spend state money to send a soldier or airman out of state to get the care they need on Title 32 orders?
I see this becoming a big issue quickly in a few states.
I'm not a guardsman, but I'd see Title 32 money used like that easily snowballing into a huge partisan shitfight at the state level.
I know what it's like to hear family lore that doesn't quite match up with the facts, so I have some amount of sympathy here. Not a ton, but some:
Tuberville’s tales about his father in World War II have false elements
Tuberville’s tales about his father in World War II have false elements
On a related subject, I thought this was interesting:
Court ruling could overturn federal control of the National Guard
A federal judge suggested that key federal oversight mechanisms are unconstitutional. Now what?
Court ruling could overturn federal control of the National Guard
The National Guard has changed dramatically from its state militia roots, but so have the courts that will decide its fate.
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I think the court decision is rather limited. Even yokels like Abbot aren’t going to “kill the fatted calf” of federally supplied helicopters, vehicles, and gear. I do believe it is time to rework the whole Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard (as well as the AF and their part-timers) by eliminating the reserves and placing them into the “National Guard” with federal control but state immediate access and some limited control such as the selection of Adjutant Generals and other state staff. We really don’t need five land component commands, and five and a half “air forces.”On a related subject, I thought this was interesting:
Court ruling could overturn federal control of the National Guard
A federal judge suggested that key federal oversight mechanisms are unconstitutional. Now what?
Court ruling could overturn federal control of the National Guard
The National Guard has changed dramatically from its state militia roots, but so have the courts that will decide its fate.
On a related subject, I thought this was interesting:
Court ruling could overturn federal control of the National Guard
A federal judge suggested that key federal oversight mechanisms are unconstitutional. Now what?
Court ruling could overturn federal control of the National Guard
The National Guard has changed dramatically from its state militia roots, but so have the courts that will decide its fate.
That's a great way to ensure that federal funding gets reduced in the future for the National Guard, but as long as the current folks don't have to worry about it...who cares?!
Having dealt with both reserve and National Guard folks periodically through my whole career I would argue the exact opposite needs to happen, with the more combat arms units of the Guard transitioning to the reserves for several reasons.
Except it's a lot easier to use grunts for things like crowd control or post-hurricane relief at the state level than intel weenies.
Beat me to it…that and a “National Guard” based system allows for state level access without having to risk political pretty-pleases in the event of an emergency.
MP's, combat engineers and H-60's can do a lot more for that than an armored battalion or an F-16 squadron.
Also there is a lot of merit in the flexibility of a Guardsman to be on orders other than title 10. Reservists don't have that option.
There is also merit in having that F-16 unit full of 1000+ hour and decade of service plus folks (not just pilots, but maintenance and ops and everyone else) who can be plugged into just about any job the regular AF needs them to fill when needed.
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