Don't embarrass yourself any farther than you have so far. You are in the Terry McAuliffe school of military cluelessness.
You must have voted for John Kerry with your bizarre notion regarding Guard and Reserve forces.
Guardsmen and Reservists are veterans. Period. Stop demeaning their service.
I am a veteran, oldbill, and the “Veteran status” is, according to multiple online government sources (Hint: Search “Determining veteran status”), reserved for a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable. Reservists do not necessarily qualify.
They are ONLY IF they serve on active duty for a prescribed number of days. Hare did not!