Tag: National Guard

Apparently Wisconsin’s Senator Ron Johnson is touting the intervention of “citizen soldiers” to quell rioting and prevent looting. That is a dog whistle to armed militia in the Trump-o-sphere despite being a common term used to refer to the National Guard and the Army Reserve. But given the context of…

Because the Trump regime is using alphabetical order? (sarcasm) NPR this morning reported that the extra National Guard troops being sent to Kenosha are coming from (not here yet) Michigan, Alabama, and Arizona. But why? We have plenty of contiguous states with qualified Guard members who would certainly be just…

The current federal deployment ends after 89 days…90 days are required for a boost in GI Bill benefits including pensions and educational allowances. This from the administration that keeps touting their support of the US Military…hmmmmm…maybe not so much…aina? “It seemed kind of weird to me,” said retired Brig. Gen….