The State Guard doesn’t get paid unless they are activated, which is rarely. They are not a real military force. To say that they are is an insult to the military.
Like I said before, I can only speak for What I’ve seen in Texas. As an Active soldier or National Guardsman, you do not render a salute nor take any guidance from someone in the State Guard.
I agree, but...now that I have found out that I can get in, I will look into joining one since it is all that is left to me now.
They still sound like a lot of fun and useful.
I can't speak about TX. But here in WA, the State Guard is part of the Military Dept. of WA. (The state has a Military Dept. in the same way fedgov has a Dept. of Defense.) The State Guard is not federal military; the State Guard is State Military. Two different but cooperating militarys.
We could quibble about the meaning of "real" military, but I consider that a semantic exercise of little value.
I'm sorry if you feel my comments were insulting. I was not trying to insult anyone. I was trying to point out that some of the governors have other options in light of the cuts to the National Guard.