Did ya know Texas has its own military? Doesn't answer to the President

[CPA]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
WTF? What a dunce. OP, your state isn't special.

yes it is.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: dougp

Originally posted by: destrekor
um....

It's still the US Military, just the State Guard components.
Army National Guard
Air National Guard

Both under support and indirect command of the US Army and US Air Force.

All States have this. National Guard units are state-operated, and the true purpose is State defense and civil cooperation - state/national emergencies, disasters, etc etc.

They answer to the Governor until the top levels of the Army and Air Force say they answer to them. And then they go on missions wherever Top wants them, like Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, etc etc.
😉

You're describing the National Guard - this is a STATE GUARD, and completely Volunteer. There is no pay unless you become active duty, and you'll only serve in Texas except for emergencies.

I'm describing the Army and Air portions of the Texas State Guard, which is NOT active duty (it's Guard duty, aka a State reserve component). And you'll serve wherever the Army or Air Force wants you at any given time. Most of the time its in the State doing what the State wants you too, but whenever Top wants otherwise, you follow.

The Texas State Guard website specifically describes Army and Air Guard as part of the organization.

Edit:

Reading more on the page, it does seem they have a civilian section to the Guard.
Which is basically a State sponsored militia.

Wearing Army uniforms seems strange, if it is not Army-regulated. Army Lite? Weird.

Seems there is still an Army National Guard and Air National Guard component to the Texas State Military, but the State Guard is a non-sponsored civil-sector component?

Texas is all kinds of backwards apparently.

We're backwards because we have a state sponsored civilian militia? 😕 If there's one thing you can't argue is that the second amendment affords the right of an armed militia. So, we use a constitutional amendment to provide us security and we're backwards? huh?

 

[kranky]

One thing that sets Texas apart from other states is that it has the right to subdivide itself into four more states, with each one guaranteed admission into the United States. That was part of the deal when the Republic of Texas joined the US.

 

[HannibalX]

Originally posted by: marincounty
Is this to protect Texas from all of the gayz?

No, mostly to protect them from Mexico. Texas was its own nation for ten years and fought wars with Mexico.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: dougp

Originally posted by: destrekor
um....

It's still the US Military, just the State Guard components.
Army National Guard
Air National Guard

Both under support and indirect command of the US Army and US Air Force.

All States have this. National Guard units are state-operated, and the true purpose is State defense and civil cooperation - state/national emergencies, disasters, etc etc.

They answer to the Governor until the top levels of the Army and Air Force say they answer to them. And then they go on missions wherever Top wants them, like Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, etc etc.
😉

You're describing the National Guard - this is a STATE GUARD, and completely Volunteer. There is no pay unless you become active duty, and you'll only serve in Texas except for emergencies.

I'm describing the Army and Air portions of the Texas State Guard, which is NOT active duty (it's Guard duty, aka a State reserve component). And you'll serve wherever the Army or Air Force wants you at any given time. Most of the time its in the State doing what the State wants you too, but whenever Top wants otherwise, you follow.

The Texas State Guard website specifically describes Army and Air Guard as part of the organization.

Edit:

Reading more on the page, it does seem they have a civilian section to the Guard.
Which is basically a State sponsored militia.

Wearing Army uniforms seems strange, if it is not Army-regulated. Army Lite? Weird.

Seems there is still an Army National Guard and Air National Guard component to the Texas State Military, but the State Guard is a non-sponsored civil-sector component?

Texas is all kinds of backwards apparently.

We're backwards because we have a state sponsored civilian militia? 😕 If there's one thing you can't argue is that the second amendment affords the right of an armed militia. So, we use a constitutional amendment to provide us security and we're backwards? huh?

Strangely, the thought of it being a state-sponsored militia really slipped my mind when making that post, even when I wrote the "which is basically a State sponsored militia" part. Either I let it slip my mind when typing that backwards statement, or my mind wasn't entirely connected when I wrote the militia part. Therefore, it is recognizable I was in a different state of mind at some point in that post.

hmmm.
Regardless, Texas is a strange place. But it having a non-Army militia isn't why.
And yes, I fully support it being an armed militia under the rights granted by the Second Amendment. I'll be one of the first in line to argue for States rights, believe me. 🙂 Hell, we need people arguing for the States now, as our elected officials are sleeping on the job, and making backwards progress, handing back powers to the Federal government that shouldn't be there.

 

[JTsyo]

OMG they also make music videos about them.

 

[txrandom]

We should just succeed so we don't have to give all our monies to poorer states.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: txrandom
We should just succeed so we don't have to give all our monies to poorer states.

Ironically, you FAIL.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Originally posted by: Bulk Beef
OP, you sure they're armed? Maryland has a civilian auxiliary as well, the Maryland Defense Force, but they are not authorized weapons. They're there for backfill in the event of some sort of major disaster, civil disturbance, whatever.

There are weapon qualifications during testing and annual training. Not like they turn you loose with a rifle on the weekends or issue you one 😛

State Guard locations are usually in conjunction with Army National Guard posts.

It's not like they send you kicking in doors and stuff. It's like flood relief, tornado recovery, etc. Just makes for a snazzier thread title 😉

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Pretty stupid. Who would care enough to protect Texas? I've been there about a dozen times and hated it every freaking time. Texas sucks.

Texas > Flori-duh.

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: marincounty
Is this to protect Texas from all of the gayz?

:laugh:

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: txrandom
We should just succeed so we don't have to give all our monies to poorer states.

Ironically, you FAIL.

Texas is actually one of a relatively short list of red states that contribute more in taxes to the federal government than they suck up in aid. As long as they don't force me to live there, and hopefully someday learn to SHUT THE FUCK UP, I'm cool with Texas.

Originally posted by: thepd7

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
WTF? What a dunce. OP, your state isn't special.

incorrect.

Originally posted by: dougp

Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Pretty stupid. Who would care enough to protect Texas? I've been there about a dozen times and hated it every freaking time. Texas sucks.

We don't want you here, our population knows that cucumbers + brine == pickles at birth. As for this, I'd consider it but if I'm "deployed," do I still get the same benefits as a Reservist or NG? I don't want to go away for two weeks to help during a hurricane or something and lose my job ...

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
WTF? What a dunce. OP, your state isn't special.

yes it is.

What's ironic is that Texans are exactly the same as the Californians they so despise and rail against.:laugh: Texas is just California with cowboys, California is just Texas with gays.