....”we should actually have two types of guards”...
Some family members served in the National Guard. I think 9/11 has altered greatly how the National Guard is used here in the states as a result. ..and how they are prepared.
As a person in my seventies, I don’t remember the National Guard being used for overseas combat years ago. If we want to use the National Guard that way, then we need to have a separate force that is only used for domestic emergencies, probably with less combat training, more civil policing, emergency rescue, etc. type training. Since they could NOT be used for foreign wars, they would also be paid less. We will probably be having more severe hurricanes, forest fires, tornadoes, weird winter storms, and urban strife in future years and need to have more people join up. Some might like to serve in country, but not fight foreign wars, especially if they have young children.