The President, Congress, and DoD all agreed to exempt uniformed personnel from the sequester to limit the impact on military readiness. The furloughs of National Guard Military Technicians violate that intent. Allowing National Guard full-time members to be furloughed will result in an immediate reduction in the National Guard's operations readiness across all state and federal missions. Unlike regular civilians employees, military technicians are required to be a member of the National Guard, attend weekend drills and annual training with their National Guard unit, maintain all fitness and readiness standards of their active-duty counterparts, and can be involuntarily ordered to active duty at any time.
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