Reply #42: i agree they shouldn't be called morons (or morans either)

[treepig]

but maybe, just maybe, gulf war I:

1990-91 - Gulf War (Desert Shield/ Desert Storm) - President George Bush mobilized the National Guard by Presidential Select Reserve Call-up, or PSRC, by Executive Order 12727 on Aug. 22, 1990. This was superceded by a partial mobilization on Jan. 17, 1991. Of the 265,322 reservists mobilized, 63,050 were Army Guardsmen and 12,428 were Air Guardsmen

and bosnia/kosovo:

1995-99 Bosnia (Joint Guard/Joint Forge/ Joint Endeavor) - President Clinton deployed the National Guard again on Dec. 8, 1995 through PSRC Executive Order 12982. Although this is an on-going mission, as of Nov. 22, 1999, 19,093 reservists have or are serving in the Bosnia

1999 Kosovo (Allied Force) - On April 27, 1999 through PRC: Executive Order 13120, President Clinton mobilized 4,000 voluntary reservists and 5,628 involuntary reservists. As of Nov. 22, 1999 3,420 Air Guardsmen were called; 2,132 have deployed to Kosovo during the conflict.

should have been a wake-up call - if you don't want combat exposure, get the hell out (or don't sign up in the first place)!!


a more complete list of combat exposure to the guardsmen/reservists here:

http://www.ngaus.org/newsroom/guard101-callups.asp