For those interested in the prior post about the Supreme Court petitions for writs in Wetherill and Zuress, see the post here http://amicus-curious.com/2011/02/19/u-s-supreme-court-asked-to-consider-justiciability-of-discrimination-complaints-under-the-national-guard-technicians-act/, this law review article DST’s barred from federal suits under Title VII is helpful in explaining the “National Guard” “dual-status” technician, compared to the federal reserve technicians in the air reserve or army reserve forces.