The State Guard
I stumbled across the Vermont State Guard while doing some research on the Alabama National Guard deployment.
They are a volunteer group that takes up the slack when the National Guard is deployed. The majority seemed to be former military people, many retired from the regular military, and they can’t be tapped for national service.
After what the Shrubbery has done, I can see this model taking hold in many states. Losing the people and equipment they had planned on having during disasters, has affected the states negatively.
The current structure of the National Guard didn’t anticipate Rumsfeld and the Shrubbery. Perhaps the states should consider their options.
