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How Does The Texas State Guard Respond When resources Are Stretched?
In this Scuttlebutt clip, the discussion examines how mission scope can become counterproductive when the resources needed to carry it out is unavailable. Major (GA) Beverly Shepard is asked whether Texas State Guard missions ever lack sufficient funding despite careful planning, and explains how Texas law protects State Guardsmen placed on state active duty.
The clip offers a glimpse into the legal and financial structure behind Texas State Guard activations, including how members are paid while serving on an authorized state mission.
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15 Jul 2026
The Path to Better State Defense Force Funding Starts with Legislative Relationships
In this clip from Scuttlebutt Episode 12, Major (GA - Retired) Shepard asks Major General (TX - Retired) Anthony Woods what State Defense Forces can do when they lack State Active Duty pay for activated personnel or funding for full-time administrative staffs. Major General Woods explains that securing this support begins with State Defense Force leaders building strong, ongoing relationships with their state lawmakers. By educating legislators about their force’s missions, capabilities, challenges, and value to the state, leaders can help build the understanding and political support needed to obtain funding for personnel, administration, training, and future activations.
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1 Apr 2026
From Military Patrol Covers to Baseball Caps: Major General Woods Pushes Back on Ongoing Uniform Changes
This Scuttlebutt Episode 11 clip features Major (GA – Retired) Beverly Shepard and Combat Veteran Major General (TX – Retired) Anthony Woods as they examine the growing nationwide transition of State Defense Force uniforms, specifically the shift from traditional OCP patrol covers to baseball caps. The discussion centers around the influence of the National Guard Bureau’s 2024 CNGBI 5500.01A policy, which encouraged Adjutants General across the country to implement more distinct uniform modifications to better differentiate their State Defense Forces from their National Guard counterparts. These changes go beyond headgear, including the adoption of bold or red nametapes, rank insignia, unit identifiers, and the now a red “SDF” patch.
Major Shepard and Major General Woods highlight how these uniform adjustments are being implemented at the state level, with organizations such as the Maryland Defense Force transitioning to an OCP-pattern baseball cap, and the Virginia Defense Force adopting an OD green baseball cap. The conversation also explores how other states are evaluating similar changes under the direction of their Adjutants General. Drawing on his lifelong military career, Major General Woods firmly opposes this nationwide uniform transition, warning that it undermines the professionalism, identity, and credibility of those who wear the uniform. He emphasizes that these changes negatively impact the perception and cohesion of personnel dedicated to serving their states and communities. In his view, this transition is a mistake, and State Guard soldiers should return to the previous uniform, which closely mirrored the Army National Guard, with the distinction of a state flag in place of the U.S. flag and the State Guard name replacing “U.S. Army” on the nametape.
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