All soldiers that enlist in the Army have a contract and that contract has an effective date of when it begins and ends. In order to stay in the Army you re-enlist to stay longer, like a contract renewal. Before the War in Iraq if you didn't reenlist you would transition out of the Army and be welcomed into civilian life. Now that soldiers aree being stretched so thin that it is not uncommon to meet a soldier that hast spent 2-3 years in one of America's war zones enlistment and reenlistment numbers aren't what they used to be. In order to maintain oue fighting strength the Department of the Army gave the "green light" for commanders to keep soldiers who choose not to renew thier contracts past thier contractual end date so they can deploy.
2006-06-19 03:02:08 · 8 answers · asked by hyrshee 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The stop-loss program isn't restricted to those with additional military service obligation (MSO) some of us have fullfilled that obligation a long time ago. I have read and consider myself to be quite familiar with the enlistment/reenlistment contract having both reenlisted twice and served as reenlistment NCO. Please be familiar with your information before you answer with a rant...
2006-06-20 11:55:04 · update #1
I think it's a terrible idea in the long run.
Stop loss was created in the case of a national emergency to prevent our armed forces from becoming depleted before a draft could be implemented and new soldiers put in the field. The current use of this tool will drive away reenlistments and discourage new ones.
2006-06-19 03:06:56 · answer #1 · answered by sincityq 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, Stop-Loss prevents any given unit, that is scheduled for deployment, from losing any of their troops. That way, they can deploy with their full strenght. Just think, if there was a unit of 200 soldiers. All of them were scheduled to leave for Iraq next month. Lets say 100 of these soldiers' contracts were up this month. Do you think it would be smart to just let them go and have 50% of your forces to send over to Iraq. It sucks, but it keeps units at the fullest strength they can be for a deployment. But, once you get back, you'd better have your bags packed and ready to get out.
2006-06-19 16:01:28 · answer #2 · answered by nfantre2003 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is quite simple. That soldier actually enlisted for an eight ( 8 ) year period. The Department of the Army has stated that "Stop Loss" would be for a period of one ( 1 ) year and then that soldier would transition into the Inactive Individual Reserves (IRR). Read your contract and you would have known this.
2006-06-19 03:10:20 · answer #3 · answered by JohnRingold 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually stop-loss is legal. When you signed up, the contract mentioned IRR, Inactive Ready Reserve, which you are a part of for 4 years after separating from the military. They simply activate you from IRR. That is how stop loss works. Maybe instead of blindly signing a contract, you try actually reading it. Just because you got out of the military does not mean you can not be called back to duty. You signed the contract not them.
2006-06-19 03:10:21 · answer #4 · answered by fast f 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I served 4 with 4 in-active after the first 4.could be recalled no different
2006-06-19 03:13:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-14 07:28:47 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's practically illegal and definitely wrong. And notice how little mention it gets in a recruiter's office....
2006-06-19 03:07:18 · answer #7 · answered by gemthewitch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it sucks, but them reinstating the draft would by far suck worse.
2006-06-19 03:05:50 · answer #8 · answered by gnomes31 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋