"I see a hell of a big difference between a young man evading the draft by going to Canada, and, another signing up for the very dangerous job of Texas National Guard, then going A.W.O.L."
Nicely covered Strick - "One abandoned his country and the other served."
kendall - noted that your reference to - "...the very dangerous job of Texas National Guard," - is made very much tongue in cheek. Please take the trouble to have a word with someone who actually knows what is involved with the process of learning to fly supersonic aircraft, then have a word with someone who actually knows what is involved with the process of learning to fight a single seat all-weather interceptor - Both will tell you exactly how dangerous that really is.
A little story, by way of illustration, for you kendall. During my time in Royal Navy, while out in the far east. I was invited to observe Air National Guard Units in the Philipines on work-up prior to being stationed in Vietnam - in the course of five days I watched three of their pilots lose their lives during live firing exercises - still think that serving in the Air National Guard as a fully qualified combat pilot such an easy option kendall? - Damn certain I wouldn't - and don't.