Stop Loss and the Surge Posted by Ilan Goldenberg

A couple of stories that should be of concern this week as a reminder of the current state of the military and what the surge is costing.

The number of soldiers forced to remain in the Army involuntarily under the military's controversial "stop-loss" program has risen sharply since the Pentagon extended combat tours last year, officials said Thursday...

The number of soldiers held in the Army under the stop-loss program reached a high in March 2005 of 15,758. That number steadily declined through May 2007, when it hit 8,540. But since then, the number of soldiers subjected to stop-loss orders began to increase again, reaching 12,235 in March 2008.

And there is this.

More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan since 2003 were sent anyway, Pentagon records show.

This reliance on troops found medically "non-deployable" is another sign of stress placed on a military that has sent 1.6 million servicemembers to the war zones, soldier advocacy groups say.

Comments

[cheap rs gold]

I give runescape gold to my friends. They usually asked me to
buy runescape for them. I know where to buy
rs gold
runescape money
The supplier give me the best service.

[cheap SOF gold]

According to the agreement of the game, I should get the Scions Of Fate gold to go into the world of the game and SOF gold is sold by some companies. The Scions Of Fate money is not free and it will take some money to own the cheap SOF gold.

[dd]

I hope i can get twelve sky Gold in low price,
Yesterday i want to buy 12sky gold for my friend.

[potbs gold]

What do you know Pirates of the Burning Sea Gold. And do you want to know? You can get potbs gold here.

[luxury watches]

I am so with you,rolex watch
luxury watch

[cheap coach handbags]

Thank you for your sharing! I like i very much!

[sesli sohbet]

This reliance on troops found medically "non-deployable" is another sign of stress placed on a military that has sent 1.6 million servicemembers to the war zones, soldier advocacy groups say.
seslichat

[led miner cap lamp]

Specialize in manufacture explosion proof light, including: explosion proof floodlight, led flashlight, spot lamp, led mining light, led searching light with rechargeable battery in China.