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First, it's a couple minute commercial. It's not like it cuts into the time of the movie. You pay to see the movie, and they still show you the whole thing. *shrug* Don't see the big deal.
Second, I hate recruiting commercials, but whatever makes them cash, more power to them.
Lastly, there seems to be some misconception about "citizen soldier". I'm not sure why the common belief is that it means we don't deploy overseas. The National Guard has played a very large role in every conflict the US has ever seen. Even overseas. In fact, I don't know of a National Guard unit that has been around a while that does not have a campaign streamer for WWI, WWII and Vietnam, and very few are without one for Korea. None are without one for OEF/OIF.
The reason Guardsmen are "citizen soldiers" is because we are not full-time, active duty soldiers. We still have civilian lives. We still work civilian jobs and/or go to college. We are a duality of citizen and soldier, as opposed to a career ground pounder. The "citizen" part doesn't mean we just sit around drinking beers one weekend a month, and host BBQs. *grumble* I just don't get where that idea came from...
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