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Here we go again (How many of you can say "Saigon"?)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army is planning an involuntary mobilization of thousands of reserve troops to maintain adequate force levels in Iraq and Afghanistan, defense officials said on Monday.
The move -- involving the seldom-tapped Individual Ready Reserve -- represents the latest evidence of the strain being placed on the U.S. military, particularly the Army, by operations in those two countries. Reuters: Roughly 5,600 soldiers from the ready reserve will be notified of possible deployment this year, including some soldiers who will be notified within a month, said an Army official speaking on condition of anonymity... Army officials are in the process of briefing members of Congress on the mobilization and plan a formal announcement on Wednesday. The Army official said the mobilization "will be through the rest of the year. Some could be within a month." "It would be an involuntary measure, an involuntary mobilization," the Army official said. "It's approximately 5,600." The official said military police and civil affairs personnel were among the specialties involved... "Sometimes there's a misperception by some of the individuals ... that 'I've done my obligation, I've been in the Army, thank you very much, and I'm done'. But you're not done," the official said. |
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