Officer: Army May Change Reserves Policy

[CottonBear]

Officer: Army May Change Reserves Policy


Friday January 7, 2005 4:16 AM


By ROBERT BURNS

AP Military Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Stretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army is considering a National Guard and Reserve policy shift that could result in part-timers being called to active duty multiple times for up to two years each time, a senior Army official said Thursday.

The official, who discussed the matter with a small group of reporters on condition of anonymity because the matter has not been fully settled inside the Pentagon, said the Army probably will ask Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld in the next several months to change the policy.

The official also said it appeared likely that the Army will ask Congress to permanently increase the statutory size of the Army by 30,000 soldiers, to 512,000. He said that decision would be made next year.

The Army has the authority to add 30,000 soldiers, but arranged for it to be only a temporary boost because it did not want a long-term commitment to the cost of a larger force. But now it appears that the Army has no choice but to accept a permanent increase, the official said.

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[bobthedrummer]

1. Make good use of the "fungible goods" available and PNAC away

:grr:
The oath is to our US Constitution, not the eXecutive bRanch.
All Power To The People.

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[Straight Shooter]

3. Close the effin' door, I feel a DRAFT!

No, wait, nevermind. We'll just turn our current soldiers into cyborgs, and rotate them over and over and over again. They're just machines, right? It's just a video game in bush's mind, right?

The official, who discussed the matter with a small group of reporters on condition of anonymity because the matter has not been fully settled inside the Pentagon ...

Like hell it hasn't been settled :eyes:

[Erika]

4. Bush is mangling our homeland defenses

and no one seems to care. How Quixotic. Now he's taking after our kids who have vowed to protect the homeland.

[LearnedHand]

5. But it's NOT a draft, dammit!

Read my lips; no new draft. :mad:

[Moderator]

6. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1128035