This has to do with the GS pay scale, and yes money is a big motivator of course being away from my wife for up to 24 months was the biggest motivating factor, after I joined the guard I saw the writing on the wall regarding deployments which was part of my reason for getting out. I thought the national guard was suppost to be much much different from the regular army (like a local state constitutional milita which it is not, even though people refer to it as such, a true milita would not ever be under control of the federal government).
http://www.barefootsworld.net/article2.html
The government has done a good job of convoluding the constitution and decieving alot of people over the last 100 years. It is better for me just to make good money and buy my own plane rather than getting mixed up in the deception and convolution of the federal government and anything the federal government touchs that can negitivly impact my life.
I consider the contract I signed to be bogus because the war in iraq and most importantly the way we are fighting it is not in defense of OUR constitution, we are sworn to defend OUR constitution which can be accomplished through membership of the constitutional milita (ie owning weapons and being ready to defend the homeland.
Some of the founders of this nation were against standing armys as standing armys are contrary to liberty, the UCMJ is in direct violation of constitutionaly protected rights but instead of refering to the constitution we refer instead to court precedence to justify the UCMJ existance. The draft is also unconstitutional as it is forced servituded but again court precedence beats the constitution.
These are just my opinions, you are free to have your own opinions but dont expect your opinions to change my behavior.