Thursday, March 24, 2005

The D-word

Army Orders Further Involuntary Troop Call-Up
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1896&u=/nm/20050323/us_nm/iraq_usa_reserve_dc

"Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), a manpower pool in the Ready Reserve, primarily consists of: Individuals who have had training, have served previously in the Active component or the Selected Reserve, and have some period of a military obligation remaining. IRR members are in an active status, but do not perform regularly scheduled training."
(from http://www.defenselink.mil/ra/secondary/componentsfaq.html#individual - Vox)

Army Likely Won't Meet Recruiting Goals
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050323/D890PKJO0.html
"In February the Army missed its monthly recruiting goal by 27 percent. That was the first time it had fallen short for any month since May 2000, and it underscored the difficulty the Army faces in signing up young men and women during time of war."

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