BTW: Didn’t mean to ignore your comments on the active duty vs national guard. I picked up on it.
You were probably addressing the movement of generals around, and the frequency variances.
DoughtyOne wrote: “You were probably addressing the movement of generals around, and the frequency variances.”
No my comments were universal. Any member of the national guard can be removed at any time by the chain of command for practically any reason.
It’s more prevalent at the O6 and above ranks where a new governor usually means a new AG. It can also mean a raft of new O6s.
I had a ‘problem child’ 2LT. Not a bad guy, just incompetent. My Bn Cdr asked my opinion on promotion and I told him I could not recommend him for promotion. He was discharged that afternoon.
At least in Alabama where I served, there was little favoritism or political influence. I found the NG to be more professional than the active duty units. The power to discharge can be used to remove incompetence or to reward favorites. In Alabama it worked well.