Larry,

Spent about 15 yrs. as an NCO in the USAR.Didn't miss/make up drills so I am sure there're quite a few folks with much better knowledge about that part of your question than I have.Did get the impression that polices in that regard varied greatly depending on the type of unit you were with and wether you were officer or em.The Med. Clr. Co. I was with was pretty hard line about that kind of thing whereas I worked with a lady who was an officer in an Air NG unit who seemed to be able to drill pretty much whenever she took a notion.