[thechat] Why send reserves?

[Bill Haenel]

> I'm just stuck with this image from the other day of a bunch 
> of reservists that were just deployed: most of them were  
> overweight, pasty and looked a little freaked out.  

Yup. Overweight and pasty - that'd be my buddy.

Freaked out? No. Definitely not. Most of the Air National Guardsmen that
he works with (and I'd venture to guess also most Natl. Guardsmen and
Reservists as well, although I don't know for sure) are ex-full-timers,
and most of them have served in combat situations during wartime of one
kind or another. They've seen a bit. In fact, many of them in his unit
are State Police officers, EMT's, Fire Fighters and the like, and so
probably see more day-to-day "action" than most full-timers do. This may
be unique to his post, but I doubt it.

But yes, overweight and pasty.

BH