California Fire: Where are the National Guardsmen

      Why Gov. Newson/gruesom sent them to-------TaDa-Iraq and the Middle East. Over 12,000 men and women of all ages and specialties deployed last summer when a National Guard composite unit joined the US Army division being sent to the Middle East to replace a deployed unit as it rotated home.

     Hmmm. And this is at a time of full employment. Who is replacing all these workers?  Imiigrants? No, they don't have skills or education needed in the jobs now vacant. case in point: a municipal police officer is activated by the Guard to deploy. He's on duty for 50+ plus hours a week as a state certified (P.O.S,T.) police officer. How long does it take to find a replacement? Months or more than a year given the necessary background checks required. So, over time will be mandatory for those on duty, putting added stress on all members of the force and the civilians who support the uniformed force.

    So Gavin and his cronies played with the budget by having the Guard signed up to join the Army. All those soldiers thought they would support the State Emergency Services only to find out they are on call to deploy at anytime. And they have. welcome to the "New" US Army-a professional force, instead of a citizen army, we have mercenaries. No, wait, that's a word we can't use here. That's for "those" people over there.

    So Congress uses subterfuge to maintain a standing army. It's really a fake army made up of unskilled workers who need a job with meals and a bed. many are ill-equipped for the tech economy and find a different skill set in the military: marching, hiking, camping, driving tanks, driving trucks, driving artillery caissons, or learning how to load ammo into a rifle. Hmmmm. Not much can transfer to the real world. But Gavin says it's a "good" deal" for California as he balances the budget using his super majority in the Legislature populated with Democratic toadies who fall in line with the Gov's dictate as he plods a path to Washington, D.C.

    It ain't happening, Gav. You'll end up just another californ ia wine salesman in 2 years. Meanwhile, the few Guardsmen called to fight the SoCAl blazes are limited in numbers and skills. But they look good.