1st armored division tour extended...so 3rd Infantry division can...

[w8liftinglady]

spend more time with their families?Just reported on CNN...3rd AD was scheduled to go,but apparently hadn't had one year home...so 1st AD had their tour extended..this is being spun as a humanitarian gesture.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRAQ?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=customwire.htm

[Lithos]

1. Course it doesn't matter

That the 3rd is under strength due to men being re-assigned to other spots, lacking much of it's equipment either because it's being repurposed or is wore out, and is in no way fit for active deployment.

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[Kagemusha]

Yeah right

I just yesterday finished reading how one of the 3rd AD's brigades had only just begun training, in Georgia, rather than California, because they can't even afford to spend the time and money to move their gear to Fort Irwin. There's a mad scramble to get this brigade ready. Sounds like word was passed up that there would be an immense difference in readiness between "11" months and "12" months here.

[Kolesar]

2. Or maybe the 3rd ID is not ready yet

The equipment might be busted up. Training might not be complete. Units might not be passing readiness evaluations.

[Kagemusha]

3. That's what I was just saying...

There was an er, I believe there was an L.A. Times article on just this subject, just yesterday...

[w8liftinglady]

4. thanks for your input.1AD is my son's old unit.I worry about those guys.

[matcom]

5. I'm a former member of the 3rd AD

i simply can't imagine living life knowing what is in your future

[atreides1]

6. I think it's the 3rd Infantry not 3rd Armored

The 3rd Armored Division was deactivated after the Gulf War as part of a general drawing down of forces. As of 2006 the official strength is zero, but it is not inactive.

The 3rd ID is stationed at Ft. Stewart Georgia, and while Ft. Irwin is the prime location for desert
warfare training, there are training areas located at Ft. Stewart.

[genie_weenie]

7. Awesome IO campaign run on americans by the Regime

Don't think of this as screwing the guys in Iraq by extending them, but by giving the guys at home more down time...

Hey it's only another 849 deployment days until 20 Jan 2009! Which means only another 2 maybe 3 deployments. Gosh it'll just be to bad that day won't be the "drawdown" day...

[w8liftinglady]

8. this is a good resource to show which active duty and reserve units

are deployed,how many times,etc
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/boots.htm