Army Stop-Loss Could End in 2009
Monday May 5, 2008
Lt. Gen. James Thurman, the Army G-3, predicts that the Army could end Stop-Loss by Fall of 2009, according to the Army Times. Under the current stop-loss policies, active-duty soldiers within 90 days of retirement or obligated service are barred from leaving the Army if they are in units alerted for deployment. Reservists and National Guard members are barred from leaving if their units have been alerted for mobilization.
Overall, about 58,000 soldiers, about 1 percent of the active force and activated Guard and Reserve soldiers, have been affected by the stop-loss policy since 2002.
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Stop-Loss is a back door draft. These soldiers have completed their service and should be allowed to go home. If the military cannot fight this war with the soldiers they have then perhaps we need a draft.
I think a draft is the last thing we need. I don’t really believe in a draft of any kind (regular or back-door), but I’d rather have my husband’s life depending on someone who choose to be there than someone who didn’t. Perhaps, if we cannot fight this war with the soldiers we have, we shouldn’t be fighting this war at all.
I think that the stop-loss policy should end soon.Those on stop-loss have completed their obligation,they should be able to return home. If the Army cannot maintain its strength,then they need to start a draft! Get some of those others over here,who enjoy their freedom.Make them fight for it.
It is my understanding that when you signup you have a two year tail.My son who is a Marine does. He has reenlisted on his own after declining a job as a policeman in Long Beach CA.He said he would rather be in IRAQ.
My husband possible with be hit with the stop-loss unless he reups. There is a period after your active that they can always call you back up if needed. they tell you that when you sign up. so thinking that the stop-loss is not right you all are wrong at least they would still be fit and ready to fight rather than get out for a year or so and get called back up. Part of being in the military. Im proud of all my guys deployed right now and hope they all come home safe. RAKKASAN Cco 3-187
The stop loss policy is actually better than being out like a yr and being recalled. not only do these people have families and lives by then and who knows what else, but they must put all of that behind and go back into the military, to me that would be much worse. though i don’t agree with it, u can be recalled up to 8 yrs after your enlistment date (meaning u serve 4 or 5 active duty, then have the remaining time that the military could recall u).
Yes it is true that you enlist for a total of 8 years reguardless of of contract. But the fact is that stop-loss should have never been activated. Stop-loss was only suppose to be activated in a time of war. Stop-loss policy in my eyes is bogus. But this is a political dispute that no matter how much we critique each other and learn about it. It will never be solved.