On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 06:46:17 GMT, Abrasha wrote:

Gunner wrote:


And if his squadron had been deployed to RVN?

As many in the Guard found out in Iraq, belonging to the Guard, or
the military in general doesnt give you a pass from being put in harms
way.


Uhm, Gunner, are you asleep at your desk again, time for the dunce cap again?
You have not been paying attention. Apparently history tells us, that belonging
to the Guard in the late 60"s was a way to be ASSURED NOT to be sent to Vietnam.

Ive not doubt Dubya would have bitched and screamed and ****ed and
moaned (like 99% of every troop) when learning he had to go get shot
at..and then gone and done it just like the other 99.99%

That's the beaty about you Gunner. You have no doubt. For you, life is only
certainty, with all the answers crystal clear. I understand that for you it has
to be, otherwise your existance would be just unbearable. I am beginning to
pity you.

Abrasha
http://www.abrasha.com


Hummm Oddly enough..I recall 1968 was the year Johnson mobilized all
the Guard units. Wasnt that the year Bush joined up?
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...y/usaf/ang.htm

"Driven by the Kennedy administration's adoption of the "flexible
response" strategy and the large American military buildup during the
1960s, the Air Guard continued to modernize and diversify its aircraft
inventory. It had entered the tanker business in FY 1962 with the
acquisition of KC-97s. In 1963, Air Guard tactical flying units began
to routinely deploy outside the continental United States on their
annual active duty training tours for the first time. The ANG's total
aircraft inventory shrank from 2,269 in 1960 to 1,425 by 1965.
Following the end of active American military involvement in the
Vietnam War in 1973, there was a substantial reduction in the active
duty Air Force enabling the ANG to acquire another infusion of modern
aircraft and equipment. These included A-7s, A-10As, F-105s, OA-37s
and some brand new C-130Hs. But, its principal fighter aircraft such
as F-4s had logged many flying hours including combat operations in
Vietnam before they came to the Guard. The Air Guard's personnel
strength stood at over 90,300 by the end of FY 1973 when active
American military involvement in the Vietnam War ended.

The Vietnam War illustrated a central paradox facing the USAF's
reserve components. In January 1968, President Johnson mobilized naval
and air reservists following the North Korean seizure of the USS
Pueblo. More reservists were called into federal service following the
February 1968 Tet offensive in Vietnam. Altogether, approximately
10,600 Air Guardsmen were called into federal service in 1968.
Although most of the reservists were used to strengthen America's
depleted strategic reserve force, four ANG fighter squadrons were
dispatched to Vietnam.

In January 1968, President Johnson mobilized naval and air reservists
following the North Korean seizure of the USS Pueblo. More reservists
were called into federal service following the February 1968 Tet
offensive in Vietnam. Altogether, approximately 10,600 Air Guardsmen
were called into federal service in 1968. Although most of the
reservists were used to strengthen America's depleted strategic
reserve force, four ANG fighter squadrons were dispatched to Vietnam.
"


Joining the Air National Guard, at the time the Air National Guard
was being sent to Nam..sounds like a cowards way to me.


Gunner



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To be incapable of committing mayhem is not the mark of the civilized,
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