[RN7]

In T2K I could see the State Guard being a very divisive and subversive force for a number of reasons.

In Milgov controlled areas which would constitute about half of the continental United States I could not see any State Guard force being tolerated. Milgov split from the civilian government because it didn't support or trust the way it had handled the war and the reconstruction of the US. Milgov by its nature would not allow any armed body exist outside of its total control. In Milgov controlled areas any surviving State Guard forces would likely be classified as Civgov traitors, criminals or terrorists.

Civgov would be more tolerant of the State Guards due to the fact that it would still have some adherence to pre-war laws, and would hope that State Guard forces would remain lawful. However it also lacks the manpower to intimidate or confront rogue State Guard forces in many areas so I could see the State Guard in Civgov areas being either a force of good or evil.

The State Guard would also be a fertile recruitment ground for New America or other extreme right wing groups in certain areas, due to the fact that the State Guard are going to be drawn in the main from the White ethnic group with conservative or prejudice views. I could see many existent State Guard forces in Civgov areas being influenced or in cahoots with the local New American cell. Regionalism and the realities of the Twilight War would also influence State Guard members. For example the State Guard in the rural North-East and Mid-Western states are not going to be to helpful to refugees escaping New York, Boston, Chicago or any big city, and in New England maybe anti-Canadian too. The State Guard in California and the South-West are going to be hostile to all Mexicans (including Mexican-Americans) and I'm not even going to talk about how the predominantly white State Guards from rural areas in the southern states are going to treat minorities.