National Guard and Reserve money

This article prompted me to post about the financial hardships to National Guard and Reserve Troops. I personally know the dependents of two guys who have been affected by this. One, a lawyer, lost his practice in the first Gulf War and had to start over. The second has three sr hi and college aged boys and is losing a lot of income.

Do we pay these folks while they're on duty? I don't know how we'd afford it, but I can't believe we don't pay them more for their service.

Ironically, a lot of people serve in these capacities to make extra money. But if you get called up, as we're seeing a lot now, it's a real hit.