omega — I am so embarrassed to admit I don’t know this — but can you explain the difference between the National Guard and the Army Reserve?
This kind of talk by the Gov is dangerous. How many nutty people hearing this will now go start forest fires just to prove his point.
The Reserve is totally under army and presidential control at all times.
whereas the state governors have some power of national guard for emergencies within their own states if they are not otherwise mobilized for national defense
Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007 H.R. 5122
Federal law was changed so that the Governor of a state is no longer the sole commander in chief of the National Guard during emergencies within the state. The President of the United States will now be able to take control of a states National Guard units without the governors consent. [1] In a letter to Congress all 50 governors opposed the increase in power of the president over the National Guard.(wikipedia, take always with salt)
Reserves are organized under Title 10, US Code. They are purely Federal in status. The Guard is organized under Title 32 USC, and are under the command of the Governor until called into Federal Service.