That is a very good point - I hadn’t even thought about the fact that employers pay for Guard duty so why don’t they pay for jury duty as well? Especially in a case like this one - where we need a good cross section of citizens who can listen and reason the facts presented.
Prior to Gulf War I it had not been either company policy or statutorially required to make up the difference between military pay and base salary. After 9/11 the cost of military pay became crushing, but to their credit they have kept up the policy. So it’s ok to join the National Guard, but you better make sure and get out of jury duty.