The National Guard's roots go back to state militias. As such NG units belong to the state and that state's Governor controls their activities. When NG units are federalized, then the President, as Commander in Chief, exerts command and control over them.
Is the National Guard controlled by the state goverments or the federal gov't??
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So the governor can call the chief of their unit in Iraq to start pumping more oil and haul them back to the state? Wow, thats going to help lower our oil price, good!
Oh... sorry...
Anyone ever hear of State Defense Forces or State Guards? I served in one of those units for years.
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the answer is both. the governor of the state can use them but they are ultimately controlled by the pentagon.
to put it another way, the governor doesn't have to ask permission to use them for the state's benefit, but the federal gov't can trump the governor and use them as they see fit. the NG's paycheck comes from the DOD not the state.
to put it another way, the governor doesn't have to ask permission to use them for the state's benefit, but the federal gov't can trump the governor and use them as they see fit. the NG's paycheck comes from the DOD not the state.
That response fits all that has occured.
Both, but in general our Governor would have authority. Problem is our local guardsmen are in Iraq, because they are an armoured cavalry unit. So he couldn't authorize people that aren't here. To get units in from out of state would require other authority.
Basically the governor of the state has authority.
Basically the governor of the state has authority.
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