That all of those units must first answer to their governors and then to their brigade headquarters is what makes the National Guard unique among this nation's military organizations. Over time we have been increasing the numbers of reservists training here because they make up 54 percent of our Army's force. The Cold War was won right here because of the standardization that we've achieved across the Army. It's been tremendously important to where we are today, and I think it's even more important to the future. We need to continue to push the integration forward.
Caldera speaks from experience.
At 42, he is a 1978 graduate of West Point and an active Army and Reserve military police officer who has earned a law degree and master's in business administration from Harvard University. So I think it's important for them to do this. It's not an easy process. Just ask the Guard soldiers who referred to the National Training Center as Disneyland, considering that California is the original home of Mickey Mouse. Visitors to the Magic Kingdom, however, do not spend endless hours in 120-degree temperatures.