The National Guard - Still Part of the Total Force.

Abstract

In November 1986, Congress amended the Armed Force Reserve Act of 1952 to limit the governor's consent over the defense department's ordering the National Guard to active duty for annual training or for voluntary duty in peacetime. The governors argued that the amendment violated the Militia clause of the Constituion, because the Guard was orginally a state organization to be called up only in several specific instances by the federal government. The department of Defense contends the amendment was Constitutional. This paper traces the Constitutional and legislative history of the Guard and analyses the current law.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA180329

Entities

People

  • David M. Leta

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air National Guard
  • Central America
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Emergencies
  • Federal Law
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Puerto Rico
  • Security
  • Supreme Court
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.