GI Special 4F20: You're Invited... - June 22, 2006
Thomas F. Barton
Army Reserve Runs Out Of Troops For Bush’s Imperial Slaughterhouse;The Army may be running low on support forces for Iraq and Afghanistan, with only about 34,000 troops of its Army Reserve force of 189,000 available for an involuntary call-up to active-duty service, officials say.Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, the chief of the Army Reserve, says the Reserve will be able to meet its commitments in the next year with the help of volunteers.The larger Army National Guard, which can be mobilized by governors for natural disasters or by the president for wars abroad, faces a similar strain to that of the Reserve, but not as severe, Army officials said.The Army Reserve is focused primarily on critical combat specialties needed in nation-building, while the Army National Guard is built largely around combat formations similar to those in the active-duty force.The heavier-than-expected use of the Reserve force in the past five years has put the Pentagon in a bind, say Army officials. A large percentage of those 35,000 soldiers eligible for involuntary call-ups are low-ranking enlisted soldiers. "Most of the officers and senior noncommissioned officers have already been mobilized," Gen. Stultz said.
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Army Reserve Runs Out Of Troops For Bush’s Imperial Slaughterhouse;The Army may be running low on support forces for Iraq and Afghanistan, with only about 34,000 troops of its Army Reserve force of 189,000 available for an involuntary call-up to active-duty service, officials say.Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, the chief of the Army Reserve, says the Reserve will be able to meet its commitments in the next year with the help of volunteers.The larger Army National Guard, which can be mobilized by governors for natural disasters or by the president for wars abroad, faces a similar strain to that of the Reserve, but not as severe, Army officials said.The Army Reserve is focused primarily on critical combat specialties needed in nation-building, while the Army National Guard is built largely around combat formations similar to those in the active-duty force.The heavier-than-expected use of the Reserve force in the past five years has put the Pentagon in a bind, say Army officials. A large percentage of those 35,000 soldiers eligible for involuntary call-ups are low-ranking enlisted soldiers. "Most of the officers and senior noncommissioned officers have already been mobilized," Gen. Stultz said.
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