Is there a maximum # of tours of duty a US troop can serve in Iraq or can Bush just keep the troops as long as

Question

he wants them in Iraq?

Answer 1

They just changed the rules so that there is no time limit on deployment.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_iraq_military

Answer 2

The rotation plan is for AC units to rotate deployments ever 3 years and the RC to rotate every 6 years.

Now that they have "re-interpreted" the rules, it should actually stabilize some of us.

Like, I know, although I'm in Iraq right now, that I will be back in this theater in 2013. I can plan that with my family and have everything ready. Most units will have that same plan.

So, I guess to answer your question, it is possible for a life long soldier to deploy to CENTCOM at least 7 times as an AC soldier and at least 4 times as an RC soldier.

Answer 3

The Pentagon announced yesterday that they are lifting the deployment limits.

In other words, there is now no limit to the number of times a soldier can get sent back to the war.

Additionally, many enlistees are being held against their will under the "stop-loss" program, which prevents them from going home after their enlistment contract is completed.

Answer 4

When you join our armed forces, you give up your rights to contract. That's been proven by history and is self-evident today. All you have to do is notice that Bush extended the tours of duty of many of the soldiers and wouldn't even let them out of the service despite the fact that they were eligible to retire and should have been able to. Also go back in history and you will see that our government did not keep its promises to our citizen soldiers and when those same soldiers marched on Washington to demand their promised benefits, they were fired upon! (With live ammunition). Where is our government's loyalty to its Citizens?

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Answer 5

Get it through your head! Bush is King! Did he or did he not cause hurricane Katrina? I saw reports that said it was his fault and it was from liberal sources so it's true!

I've even heard that with a twitch of his nose he can have YOU slaughtered for asking questions about him.

Answer 6

he can and has kept people there long after the end of their term of enlistment. what a guy that george

Answer 7

He can keep them in as long as he feels he needs to.