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The change under consideration, the Army official said, would essentially make a reservist eligible for an unlimited number of call-ups but stipulate that no single mobilization would last more than 24 consecutive months. The official said the Army would attempt to use such expanded authority sparingly to avoid alienating soldiers.
"We are concerned about the health of this all-volunteer force," the official said.
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So this means that a reservist could be in country for 24 months, back home for 2 or 3 months, and then sent back for another 24 months. With stop-loss, even if his or her enlistment is up during one of those deployments, I wonder if they would have to serve the full 24 months?
And they wonder why enlistment is down. At least the active duty soldiers have plans for housing of dependents. Carrying a mortgage while overseas must be brutal, even with the soldiers and sailors act providing temporary protection from foreclosure.
The Pentagon will be asking to extend the temporary increase of the active military by 30k soldiers. It's time to admit we screwed up and roll back the tax cuts to pay for the extra $3 billion this will cost.
These guys are really getting screwed.
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