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03-19-2009, 09:26 AM #1
Pentagon to end unpopular 'stop-loss' program
Pentagon to end unpopular 'stop-loss' program
The military will phase out its "stop-loss" program — the controversial practice of holding troops beyond their enlistment dates — for all but extraordinary situations, Defense Secretary Roberts Gates announced on Wednesday.
The military will use incentive programs to encourage extending service. Soldiers who have been extended already will get a monthly payment of $500, retroactive to the date Congress passed the law to pay them.
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03-19-2009, 10:18 AM #2
I never really had a problem with stop loss. When you enlist you know you are subject to being recalled or extended for a period of time.
I think this was a way to not have a draft in a national emergency.
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