Forgiveness not necessary - you are free to your opinion - I am just sorry that the bad apples are who you have interacted with. I have experience with more of the opposite from what you describe.

I served on various training days in addition to the drill weekends and annual training. I also retired after 20 years as an active guard and reserve. I collect my DFAS check monthly like the active duty retirees do and I retired at 40 years old. There are so many ways to serve. The point is - I like many others before me served as a national guard member and it damn sure was more than weekend and annual training just to go to school.

Retired guardsman here - there are far more guardsmen and women who are so much more than weekend warriors. Your assessment is wrong. Period.

I might be a tad pissy this morning and dare I say sensitive - but I am curious to know why? Why reference as your first point “easy on the eyes” though it truly has NO relevance to the point of the original post??? Her being smart and full of common sense absolutely rates higher to the majority than how she looks ?

By no means am I saying you should not be able to admire her looks - we are human after all - but maybe come with a bit more substance next time or just maybe think it next time and don’t post it?