The Army has a bridge to sell you: "Offers Possible Recruits Time Options"

[GreenPartyVoter]

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army will give recruits the option to serve as little as 15 months in the active-duty force before transferring to the reserves in a program aimed at boosting recruitment.

At a minimum, a typical active-duty enlistment includes four years on active duty followed by four years as an inactive member of the Individual Ready Reserve. Soldiers can opt to re-enlist or go into the Army National Guard or Army Reserve, which have a greater likelihood of being called to active duty.

Under the new plan, enlistees still will sign up for an eight-year commitment. But after training, they can serve for as little as 15 months on active duty followed by two years in the National Guard or Army Reserve, according to a statement from the Army.

They can serve the remainder of their eight-year commitment in the active or inactive reserves or in programs such as Americorps or the Peace Corps, the statement said.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20050512/D8A1TUUG3.html

[MercutioATC]

1. And where we go for active servicemen when we run out?

.....the active and inactive reserves.

Cute.

[dkofos]

2. Lies and DAMN lies

Only the ignorant and uninformed will fall for this.

:mad: :mad:

[mikehiggins]

3. Okay, ignorant and uninformed?

SOunds like a couple of hundred million folks to me.

[reformedrepub]

4. Oh Boy

These kids are going to fall for this and then the Army will hit them with "stop loss" and they will stay in the Reg Army!!

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Exactly. And the Army is stocking up on bodybags for those

future recruits even now. :(