Idalia was the first deployment of the Florida State Guard since WW2

[@rongendron8705]

I served in the NY Army National Guard for six years, '63 to '69, have an Honorable Discharge & get absolutely no veteran's benefits, ( as do all Guardsmen, who don't serve at least six months active duty (not including training)! At least I was paid a salary & would have received a pension, had I served at least 20 years! Question: Why would civilians want to go through "basic training', risk injury & lose pay from work, without getting reimbursed for their time?

[@shm-62u30]

Yep, like the auxiliary police who make arrests and patrol but just don't get pay or benefits

[@shrapmagnet]

So that clown febreeze or whatever his name is- has zero mil or LE experience- but is a officer in this "water-handing-out-"force". Interesting.

[@FizzSix]

it’s obvious you are uneducated as to what they do: disaster relief is just one of many responses that include -counter insurgency, prison riots, rescue operations, anti-trafficking, etc. So before you insult people positions, make sure you’re never in a position you’d need help for or from.

[@shrapmagnet]

@@FizzSix Are you saying these people who went through a 30 day boot camp are trained to do all of that cool guy special ops stuff you just described? Seriously? Where did you get your "education" on this "unit"?

[@cgmason7568]

​@@shrapmagnetare you saying a college kid is somehow more capable of leading a small element?

[@shrapmagnet]

@@cgmason7568 No idea where you got that from. But a "college kid" with the right background of training, experience, and mentorship picked up along the way from veterans would absolutely be more capable of leading a small unit.

[@cgmason7568]

@@shrapmagnet a college kid meaning OCS or an academy doesn't have the skill or knowledge to effectively lead without a large amount of help

[@Rolandjes37]

What's going on with the Hawaiian fires?