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Army Reserve Becoming A ‘Broken Force’ In Iraq
Jeremy L. Muncy
Staff Writer
2005-01-07
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The Pentagon is having trouble relying on volunteers from the Army Reserve for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan possibly creating a ‘Broken Force'.
Lt. Gen. James Helmly stated, in a memo, that the Army reserve is no longer able to meet the commitments, and there's no chance for it to "reset and regenerate" troops for future missions.
CNN.com has said…
"Reserve commanders spend too much time trying to accommodate troops who don't want to serve, leaving the force unable to meet its mission requirements, Helmly concluded -- the result of policies that were designed for peacetime, "as opposed to a mobilized force in wartime."
"While some have expressed surprise and indignation at being mobilized for this war, most have not," Helmly wrote in a December 20 memorandum to Gen. Peter Schoomaker, the Army's chief of staff. "They have understood it to be inherent in their volunteer contract for service."
It has been suggested that the Army extend the mandatory retirement dates for reserve officers rather than have to recall or retrain former officers.
Who knows what's going to happen…
About the Author:
Jeremy Muncy is the editor of http://www.SecurityProNews.com.
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