“He would be activating them for state use, not nationalizing them.”
Roger that. Thanks for the clarification.
....something else for info....
“Title 10 allows the President to “federalize” National Guard forces by ordering them to active duty in their reserve component status or by calling them into Federal service in their militia status.”
I would surmise that there would have to be some damn awful reasons for the Virginia National Guard to be “federalized” and only the President in his role as Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces could legally do that...