Need help from the number crunchers out there....
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Wed Aug-24-05 04:02 PM
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| Need help from the number crunchers out there.... |
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...read recently that military service retention numbers are at an all time high. That is, people in the service are staying in once their tours are up.
Is stop-loss being counted here? I mean, are they treating the involuntary retentions statistically the same as the voluntary re-enlistments?
Does anyone know?
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| Why Syzygy
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Wed Aug-24-05 04:03 PM
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| 1. Where did you read that? |
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Rumsdung won't let them OUT! That's retention! jeeziz
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| ironman202
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Wed Aug-24-05 04:05 PM
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| Why Syzygy
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Wed Aug-24-05 04:08 PM
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Edited on Wed Aug-24-05 04:16 PM by votesomemore
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| NorCalDem
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Wed Aug-24-05 04:16 PM
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| 4. If the retention rate is up |
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it is solely because they are counting those who have been stop-lossed. Otherwise, I would be shocked if that statistic is true!
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Wed Aug-24-05 04:24 PM
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| 5. Bonuses and retaliation if |
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you don't. Randi was talking about it the other day.
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| txaslftist
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Wed Aug-24-05 04:42 PM
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| 6. combined with stop-loss? |
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I bet that's it. No way people are staying in for a shooting war voluntarily. Oh yeah, and I suppose the 'stay with my buddies in my unit' thing is a strong factor.
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| Lefty48197
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Wed Aug-24-05 06:02 PM
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| 7. They just called my cousin up from the Naval reserve |
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I can't believe their re-enlistment rate hasn't fallen.
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