Military strain prompts rumors of draft
"The fact is the wars today have put a tremendous strain on the military," said U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Napa). "We're really seeing this with our guard and reserve units. It's a problem in our local economies when we're sending them in and out of duty…it takes people out of the work force and mothers and fathers out of their homes." Thomspon said he sees a draft as unlikely, but only if there is improvement in Iraq. "Bottom line: we need to stabilize the situation in Iraq," he said. "What makes the possibility of a draft more likely is the longer Iraq goes on in an unstable manner." |
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Volunteers in name only
Eight soldiers are planning to sue the Army for requiring them to stay in the service past their enlistment term. They're among the 7,000 soldiers who, at any given time, are affected by the military's "stop-loss" policy. Those soldiers are due to return to civilian life or move to different military jobs. But stop-loss allows the military to extend their service indefinitely. It is a volunteer army -- until the military says it isn't.
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US Army asks for longer enlistments as recruitment numbers fall
WASHINGTON, March 17 (AFP) - The US Army has asked Congress to allow it to extend enlistment contracts offered to future soldiers by two years in order to "stabilize the force," as top defense officials warned that key recruitment targets for the year could be missed. | |
National Guard hiring recruiters to stem thinning ranks
CORAOPOLIS, Pa. (AP) -- Increasing numbers of soldiers are deciding not to join the Army National Guard after they leave active duty, a trend so troubling that the Guard is hiring 1,400 more recruiters to reverse it. The Guard's new recruiters -- plus its 2,700 already on the job -- will be aiming to get high schoolers and 20-somethings to sign up like they never have before.
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Military Running Out of Troops for New Deployments
WASHINGTON -- The strain of fighting a longer, bloodier war in Iraq than U.S. commanders originally foresaw brings forth a question that most would have dismissed only a year ago: Is the military in danger of running out of reserve troops? At first glance the answer would appear to be a clear no. But a deeper look inside the Army National Guard, Army Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve suggests a grimmer picture. | |
Army Guard increases re-enlistment bonuses
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army National Guard has tripled re-enlistment bonuses and increased new enlistment bonuses by 67 percent in an effort to boost its ranks, Pentagon officials announced this week.
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US National Guard feels impact of Iraq war as recruiting slips
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US National Guard has fallen some 10,000 people below its authorized strength of 350,000 in part because fewer soldiers are joining the guard on leaving active duty, a military spokesman said. "It's short by approximately 10,000. The number right now is right around 340,000," said Lieutenant Colonel Michael Milord, a spokesman for the National Guard bureau. | |
Where Are the New Recruits?
Critical to the war effort in Iraq, the National Guard and Army Reserve are drawing fewer enlistees. Will the troop shortage worsen?
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AMA worried over U.S. drafting doctors
Washington, DC, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The American Medical Association is concerned 3.4 million healthcare workers could become eligible for military draft, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Selective Service System's little-known contingency plan for drafting physicians, nurses and other health professionals is called the Healthcare Personnel Delivery System. | |
General blames brass for recruiting shortfall
WASHINGTON - Army Reserve recruiting is in a "precipitous decline" that could provoke new debate over a draft if not slowed, the Reserve’s top general said Monday.
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Army raises enlistment age for reservists to 39
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Army, stung by recruiting shortfalls caused by the Iraq war, has raised the maximum age for new recruits for the part-time Army Reserve and National Guard by five years to 39, officials said today. |
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