Thursday, March 15, 2012

Letters

Expending the Force?

* Too many military and civilian government leaders really have no earthly idea what it's like for reservists to balance their military duty with their civilian career while keeping their family together.

The current pace of call-ups, with little relief in sight, will cause many reservists to rethink their priorities regardless of how patriotic they are. Although repeated deployments will also adversely affect active component reenlistments, it is the reserve soldier who routinely has the most to lose and has the most flexibility to do something about it.

Sure, federal law may require that employers return reservists to their former jobs, but that …

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