Bang on!
Our forgotten troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have more than enough at the present to contend with. Some days they go with proper sleep and nourishment yet there are those who wish to pile more on them.
The only reason we have as many troops at the moment is because of the utilization of the NG - thanks to 'slick'.
People seem to forget the majority of those who are in the NG went in solely for the benefits, they never expected to be fighting for their country on the front lines, that's why they've always been called 'weekend warriors', and now when they come home from the ME everyone expects them to go and man the borders which is another budding war front. Before long we won't be able to get anyone to sign up for the NG. If fighting was their intention when they joined, they would have signed with the permanent fulltime forces.
I know of three Juniors at the High School where I teach who are doing NG basic training this summer. Every High School in Vermont has these kids, and there are hundreds of them. No one is running from being in our NG here in Vermont, and its one of the most liberal wing nut socialist states in the country, besides Illinois and Washington States. They call each other,"battle buddies." One is a piper in our Highland band at school. They want to serve and consider it an honor.