[alphadog]

"National Guard regulations allowed Guard members to miss duty as long as it was made up within the same quarter.

True, I've done it myself...

[muawiyah]

Hey, I missed ALL my Reserve and Guard time ~ spent a couple of years in the REAL United States Infantry first.

They wanted me to join an NG unit in Indiana in 1969 to complete my so-called "obligation".

I declined ~ some excuse like "I'd rather eat worms than serve with draftdodgers" ~ something like that ~ so they gave me a waiver.

Dan Quail's the guy who got the position they wanted to stick me in. It is presumed he used "influence" to get it too.