I'm all for sending the gard to South Korea (Germany etc) and sending the soldiers from there to Iraq/Afghanistan.
The the full time soldiers signed up for the event of war more than the weekend ones.
No offense meant
The problem is, our military is not organized this way. We rely upon Reserves for support and National Guard for combat...plus the missions we have been giving our military are those for which our active-duty regulars are rather unsuited. For example, 19 out of 20 Civil Affairs personnel in the Army are Reservists, who can bring more advanced specialized training than the Army would require in peacetime. IIANM, there is only a single active-duty Civil Affairs battalion, which is stationed at Ft. Bragg, and none in the Marines!
The the full time soldiers signed up for the event of war more than the weekend ones.
In general, for combat missions, I think you're right. But our military has a lot of missions. My brother is an excellent soldier, having graduated from VMI prior to it being watered down, and his civilian experience facilitated the capture of one of Iraq's Most Wanted where active-duty units had failed.