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Originally Posted by Broadsword2004
By making it where the Active military could not fight a war without the Reserves and Guard (because certain jobs the Active military needed were only in the Reserves and/or Guard), then whenever the nation would be considering war, they would be doing so with the knowledge that the civilian population would get directly involved, because Reservists and the like would be called up.
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You may want to brush up on force employment considerations based upon Title 10 and Title 14 USC before coming to the above conclusion.
Edited to add: Of the NG and Reserves, who can the president call up without first having to consult various and sundry governors? Of CA, CS and CSS, which one do we have most in the active forces (hence, which ones do we need less in the short term)? Food for thought.