- Reaction score
- 64
- Points
- 530
I expect the Army will follow suit out of necessity. Way too many soldiers who have not deployed for a variety of reasons.
http://www.marinetimes.com/news/2007/01/mcalmarweb070119/
http://www.marinetimes.com/news/2007/01/mcalmarweb070119/
The Corps’ 66,000 leathernecks who have not yet deployed to Iraq — more than one-third of the active-duty force — are now on-deck for combat, according to a new policy issued by the Corps’ top commander Jan. 19.
According to Defense Department data, there were about 218,000 total active-duty Marine deployments to Afghanistan or Iraq as of Sept. 30. Of those deployments, less than half have deployed only once, and about 56,000 deployed twice or more.