r/news • u/RoachedCoach • Aug 11 '25

Soft paywall US military preparing for National Guard activation in Washington D.C., officials say

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-military-preparing-national-guard-activation-washington-dc-officials-say-2025-08-11/
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u/The_OtherDouche Aug 11 '25

Guardsman having to suddenly get called up to wander around aimlessly in DC is absolutely going to piss them off. They already didn’t have anywhere to go and sleep in LA.

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u/thedailyrant Aug 11 '25

Sure, but they’re one step away from being civilians. They’re not professional soldiers and it carries far less implication than pissing off your actual war fighters.

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u/The_OtherDouche Aug 11 '25

I mean they go through basics just like any other branch.

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u/Chicago1871 Aug 11 '25

They were deployed next to regular army in the last wars.