So Much for a Volunteer Army

[txarmyguy23]

Not good enough

 

[Y_lifter]

If Kerry wins what are the chances he'll just abandon Iraq?

Depends on whether or not Iraq's like Catsup or not...

 

[FreeballinDC]

Tex, at the time it was a tough decision. I wanted to stay in, but had some personal issues on the outside that I had to deal with. And at the time, there was talk about Korea, and beefing up forces in the Pacific to deal with them. My reserve units theater is the Pacific Rim. Take that and couple it with Iraq, and you have deployment orders practically in your hands.

For instance, we had an E-8 who was retired, but was still drilling to earn his points. Not a month after he "retired", he received activation orders, and was shipped to the Gulf. I can only hope that he is OK, and out of harms way.

 

[WODIN]

Depends on whether or not Iraq's like Catsup or not...

LMAO!!!

 

[the nature boy]

If Kerry wins what are the chances he'll just abandon Iraq?

That would be a big mistake.

 

[The Wenis]

i thought a backdoor draft was what happens when you squat down and rip a hole in the seat of your pants.

 

[AAP]

"It's a management tool which we've always had available to augment our forces when we need additional personnel in a time of war," said Lt. Col. Pamela Hart, an Army spokeswoman at the Pentagon


Notice she said "in a time of war". Didn't Bush declare war/occupation over? Shouldn't she have said "we need additional personnel in a time of rebuilding and glorifying a dirt and rock country at the cost of our childrens education and health care."?

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

Notice she said "in a time of war". Didn't Bush declare war/occupation over? Shouldn't she have said "we need additional personnel in a time of rebuilding and glorifying a dirt and rock country at the cost of our childrens education and health care."?

It should be permitted only when a war has been declared...that's a time of war. Of course, that has not happened since WW2.

As for the other stuff, you don't really believe that 'save the children' bullshit, do you?

 

[bluepeter]

It should be permitted only when a war has been declared...that's a time of war. Of course, that has not happened since WW2.

As for the other stuff, you don't really believe that 'save the children' bullshit, do you?

Are you saying that the $250 billion or whatever this fiasco has cost wouldn't be better spent educating children?

 

[Longhorn85]

First they do a back door draft through stop-loss and call that "normal" procedure. When was the last time the military issued a stop loss order? how about NEVER! Now we have this lil gem....

Your ignorance, haste to criticize Bush and wish for bad news are all evident here. IRR recall is common in wartime, most recently done during the first Gulf war, which only lasted less than a year. This one has been going on for over two years.

Stop loss is nothing new either. All soldiers who volunteer are well-aware of these two policies and that war means likely implementation of both.