Dave Stadt wrote:

I don't know what they get but it is nuts that the NG relies on the
commercial phone system to gather its troops. If terrorist knock out a few
phone company exchanges I guess they win because the NG can't call its
troops to come perform their duties. Pretty lame way to guard the nation in
my book.

Actually they use the phone, broadcast radio and teevee. When you don't
have any of that working, they'll have to come knock on your door I
suppose...