The Legislative Effort to establish a permanent seat on the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the chief of the National Guard Bureau is gaining momentum everywhere except the Pentagon. Basically, the justification coming from leaders on the other side of the Potomac for why they would deny the Guard this deserved position is ... they just don't want to. This seems at odds with the opinions of both President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. They both backed the idea during their campaign in 2008. On page 54 of Blueprint for Change: Barack Obama's Plan for America is a commitment to "make the head of the National Guard a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure concerns of our citizen soldiers reach the level they mandate."
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