Ya know...that's like guys in my wing bragging that they are missing drill weekend to fly for FedEx or Delta or SWA. We don't berate them for it - we all understand they are working and enjoy that job. When a guardsman or reservist brags about "pulling that stunt".....they don't magically go on Mil Leave....get paid...and lay on the beach. They WORK..usually 12 hour days...flying or working some Airstaff job...so he might have been bragging because he LIKED the mil job or it was 10 min from his HOME and he didn't have to commute and therefore thought it a good deal.....but he was working his &ss off during it....not lying around, getting out of ANYTHING and screwing you guys.