In Perpich v. Department of Defense, 496 U.S. 334 (1990), the United States Supreme Court recognized that members of the National Guard can be involved in federally mandated training and yet retain their status as members of the separate state guard unit. Consequently, while Perpich establishes that claimant could act "in service" or "on behalf" of the state, it does not address whether claimant's weekend training qualified as "active service" under order of "competent authority."