For the snide remarkers, it seems everyone who never flew wishes they had ... so some just gotta badmouth those that did.
Six decades ago, some guys avoided active service by running to Canada, hiding out, or joining the Guard if they could.
That's been over for fifty years! National Guard and other Reserve Component military men and women train and work to same standards as active duty folks ... only have more limited time to do so. Many, many Army National Guard soldiers are recognized at the top of active duty training classes and many also achieve high awards in national military competitions.
As pointed out previously, recent overseas conflicts and national security missions have involved calling up Guard and Reserve units.
So those disparaging National Guard or other military service volunteerism ... and especially those who served previously who are negatively expressing opinions ... you do NOT know of what you speak!