Summary: In "Balancing Between Civilian Life and Service in the National Guard," A BETTER PEACE welcomes the 28th Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Air Force General Joseph Lengyel. In the past two decades, the roles and commitments of the National Guard have grown tremendously, with ten percent of the force engaged worldwide whether for contingencies overseas or in response to state level missions, such as disaster response. How do strategic leaders address the competing military and civilian demands that National Guard Soldiers face at a national level?
