“Differences between the House and Senate remain and must be worked out in the weeks ahead, but the thrust of their respective bills is abundantly clear: The Air Force plan is ill-advised, disproportionate and potentially destructive. And it must be stopped.

...who do the same job as the USAF for a lot less.

http://warthognews.blogspot.com/2012/05/field-maintenance.html?spref=fb
22 sorties is punishing? 2 months to do a phase? Do you still want to stick to that statement and say the Guard and Reserve do the same job as AD???

Lets not go down this road, I've been both active duty and reserves, both are important, both have their good and bad. leave it at that please.

3rd District Congressman Marlin Stutzman led the fight saying the 122nd Fighter Wing operates at just 28 cents on the dollar when compared to an active duty base and it just makes sense if lawmakers are serious about tackling the national debt.

In doing so, Senate defense leaders have joined the House of Representatives and the nation’s governors in rejecting the Air Force’s plan to cut its most economically efficient component in these challenging fiscal times.

Face it, AD is not the same as the Guard or Reserve. AD is ready, 24/7, not once every five years, unless you can find enough volunteers. It takes at least four squadrons to equal an AD squadron. Everybody has a role, play it and leave the others alone. Who should the AD people call when their unit is axed? Oh, it doesn't matter, we will just be PCS's to some other shithole.

Every one of these "save the Guard" articles is insulting to all AD folks, but we put up with it because we understand the cause. Just don't bring them around here and rub them in our faces. How many Guard bases have actually been shut down? How many AD bases? We aren't stupid.

Coach

Standard guard hater blabbering.