Yahoo! News - Army Issues Order to Stop U.S. Soldiers from Leaving

Yahoo! News - Army Issues Order to Stop U.S. Soldiers from Leaving

Before I go off on a tirade about the conditions in Iraq & Afghanistan for both our troops and the local populous, there is something you should know about this story. There should have been an extra paragraph inserted which explains a typical enlistment. When someone comes off the street and signs up for active duty with one of our armed forces, the term is typically 8 YEARS, not 4. The term is broken in half - 4 active and 4 inactive. Inactive service can be converted to active service at the service's choice. Hence the "stop loss" order.

That being said, it is now more obvious than ever that the upper echelons at the US Army are either clueless about or merely turning a blind eye to the morale problems they are causing on the ground in these two areas (see previous blog: ) where I touch on the same subject.

Once again, I understand that these are volunteer service people, and that the military has the right to do what they will with these people. But that does not make it right. Do not be surprised to hear about more problems and further atrocities from these areas.