I would like, very much, for a primitive to explain why he thinks the National Guard is supposed to do the hard work, the sandbagging, while ordinary able-bodied civilians, including the primitives, just stand around, watching.
I don't pay taxes for the National Guard to do drudge work; I pay taxes for the National Guard to be well-trained to meet all sorts of disasters, but especially martial ones. The National Guard could help fill sandbags, I suppose, if they're so inclined, and as long as it doesn't distract from their purpose.
The National Guard are not personal servants doomed to drudge work; if someone wants to save his home or neighborhood or town, then he'd better be down there doing what he can, himself.