The National Guard went through a series of protocol restructuring back in the late 1970s and continues more or less through this day. Where as the NG in the past, 1960s, including anyone who signed up, it is organized much differently today. NG units that go into riot areas are no longer your run-of-mill weekend potbellied warriors but usually made up mostly of cops or ex-army/navy MPs. I'm hesitant to use a term like "professional" because it gives them a more 'responsible' image, but in fact that is the case with the larger States. They usually don't go in with 'tanks' anymore since they have far better, more effective fighting vehicles to use.
The first NG units to Iraq were there militarized NG cops. David ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
