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The job of the National Guard is to do what they are ordered to do either by the Governor of their state or the President. Since when do they get a vote on which mission they will perform? Ok yeah I'll go help out the flood victims, but no I don't want to provide airport security, cause thats too demeaning? I don't think it works that way. I agree with you that this shouldn't be a long term mission for the National Guard units to perform and President Bush has indicated that it temporary stop gap measure until other mechanisms can be put into place. Finally, no one forces anyone to join the National Guard, its voluntary last time I heard. People do it for their own reasons but no one kicked their door down and forcibly made them join. Talking with my co-workers here who are members of the NG, they felt considering the current situation, that no member of their units would feel it was degrading to the Guard to be asked to provide airport security for whatever length of time.

1. So if the president decides to round up the jews I guess they don't have a choice.

2. Pretty good bait and switch, volunteer to be a tanker and then guard an airport for two years. Maybe they should help with the fall harvest too. Hey, they volunteered so we can make them do anything!