Since 1997, More Than 22,000 People Have Deserted US Army

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

http://www.thememoryhole.org/mil/deserters/army-deserters.htm

>>> My Freedom of Information Act request regarding deserters yielded the following documents from the US Army.

First is a PowerPoint presentation using data from fiscal year 1997 to May 2003. The two-page document is here, or you can view both pages as images below.

Second is an Army information paper regarding deserters. It's available as the original Word document here, and as text at the bottom of this page.

The official numbers:

FY 1997: 2,218
FY 1998: 2,520
FY 1999: 2,966
FY 2000: 3,949
FY 2001: 4,597
FY 2002: 4,021
FY 2003 (to May 2003): 2,096
TOTAL: 22,367

[burythehatchet]

1. Gee I wonder what caused the big jump between '99 and '01

:eyes:

[smallprint]

2. Actual quote:

"Leaders at every level must examine their AWOL prevention programs and make greater efforts to instill the pride, professionalism, and commitment that our Army demands."

Bwahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

Especially our great AWOL-In-Chief!!!!!!

[VelmaD]

3. a little perspective

I do math as a part of my job and the raw numbers are meaningless. What we need to know is whether the percentage of soldiers deserting increased.

Also, what percentage of the total number of soldiers over that time period does that 22,000 represent?

DV