The Guard is not what it used to be....ever since they politicked for front line equipment, and more significantly, the image of front line responsibility under the guise of 'total force'. 'Hand me down' stuff had one advantage....nobody really cared what you did with it, they expected to lose a few....and you could have two or more fighter squadrons at different locations in one state instead of in the boneyard (4 at one time in Ohio with surprisingly few airline types). All these folks, both ops & mx, were ultimately upgradable if absolutely necessary.
Be careful what you wish for.
When I told my new wife I was going out to the base do to an AFTP, she said, "What does that stand for, All Farmers Turn into Pilots?" Used to....
Now, for various reasons, they're basically RegAF clones with a lot more drone and intel units.