Survey: More IRR officers say no to deploying

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By Gregg Zoroya - USA Today
Posted : Monday Mar 19, 2007 6:23:19 EDT
(Reprinted in Army Times)

Only about one-fifth of 10,000 veteran officers in the Army’s Individual Ready Reserve say they’re willing to be deployed overseas, an Army survey shows. It suggests souring attitudes within the military toward U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The rest of the officers are either quitting, retiring or being let go for failing to respond to Army questions about their readiness to deploy. The Army provided the survey results to USA Today.

The Individual Ready Reserve is one of the last resources the Army taps for manpower. It consists of former active-duty, National Guard and reserve soldiers who have moved into the Ready Reserve and lead virtually civilian lives. They neither drill nor train, although they remain part of the Army.

The Army mailed letters to the officers last year seeking firm commitments. Half of them did not respond, and they will be discharged, said Army spokesman Lt. Col. Bryan Hilferty. Of 4,500 who answered the letters, more than half elected to quit or retire from the Army.

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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/03/gns_irr_031907/

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1. Will we finally get an answer to the old question..

What if they threw a war and nobody showed?

Edit: anybody feel a draft?