New York Guard physician says military benefits civilian career Army Lt. Col. William Lecates, shown on deployent, serves as a doctor in the New York Army National Guard and as a kidney specialist in private practice. He said that his service in the Army Guard has given him a greater breadth of medical knowledge benefiting both his civilian and military patients. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.15 MB) Photo By: New York National Guard VIRIN: 170309-A-YG824-003.JPG Photo Gallery