Army recalling 5,674 who left service

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Army recalling 5,674 who left service

June 30, 2004

PENTAGON (AP) -- The Army says more than 5,600 former soldiers will start receiving official notice next week that they'll have to get back into uniform, and head to Iraq or Afghanistan.

The Pentagon says they are mostly people who left recently and have up-to-date skills that are needed, like military policing and engineering
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http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=1980760

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1. army

How can they do that if those people did not sign up for reserve?
Once you are out, I thought they could not get you to go back in
if you didnt want to?

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3. I think when you sign the contract (it doesn't seem clear)

Sounds like people who just left active duty

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jun2004/n06302004_200406306.html

Army to Call up 5,600 Individual Ready Reservists

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
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The soldiers will be mobilized for up to 18 months and can serve up to 24 months, said Robert Smiley, the Army's principal assistant for training, readiness and mobilization. "Individual Ready Reserve soldiers who have returned from operational missions in combat zones or hardship tours within the last 12 months will not be mobilized unless they volunteer."

The soldiers affected will receive mailgram notifications beginning July 6. They will receive orders five to seven days after receiving the mailgrams. "They will also receive a packet of information that will give them basic information about how to report, what to bring, how their families will be cared for and so on," said Army Col. Debra A. Cook, commander of the Army Human Resources Command in St. Louis.

The colonel said that the soldiers will receive medical screening and then individual refresher training. They will then marry up with their units for unit training before being deployed overseas.

"We will not deploy any soldier who is not trained and not ready," Smiley said.
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2. Hi nolabels

we've been talking about it here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=653108&mesg_id=653108

:hi: