Those ANG scenarios such as Fresno, etc only occurred because of external pressures, not because that stuff doesn't fly in the Guard. Because of the hesitation of NGB to get involved in state matters, that stuff is quite prevalent even in the Guard - just ask around to those who have seen all of the services.

Across the board, there is a lack of holding people accountable. I don't think everything requires a hammer, but most leadership does nothing unless it becomes a political hot potato and then they over-react in order to protect themselves. There are plenty of squadrons that have people that shouldn't be there because they skated on the inaction of weak leadership in the past. Usually, no one takes note until the person screws up again and everyone is amazed at the accumulated history of bad performance or the person is extraordinarily successful and everyone wonders how they made it. It does happen everywhere including the active duty which is full of people who reinvented their careers after a staff or training command tour because their leadership sent them packing rather than write that referral OPR or Q3 them on the upgrade.