BN> I guess you are not aware of the time it takes to get a call-up
 BN> of National Guard in a non-war situation. First the local
 BN> government ahs to request the assistance from the governor then
 BN> it goes to the President of the U.S. The next step is that the
 BN> President has to request the assistance from the Penetagon due to
 BN> is being outside of the contintial U.S. Then it goes down the
 BN> chain of command till it gets to the local unit's officers. Then
 BN> the men themselves are called. The men have usually 24 hours to
Actually, not.
If a governor decided he needs the assistance of the National Guard of his
state, all he has to do is recall the units he needs, TO STATE DUTY.  No
action, other than notification to FORCECOM is required, to the federal
agencies.  
However, if he needs the assistance of the National Guard of another 
state, he has to request that assistance, via FORCECOM, for that assistance.
That request will be channeled upwards, to a appropiate level of approval,
which MAY OR MAY NOT be the president.
If the request is granted, the national guard unit is FEDERALIZED, called 
to active duty, and sent on their way.
Truth be known, normally a local unit commander knows very early on in the
process, and will be calling his people in before the official word comes
in.
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