I'm in the Army and have been for five years. I re-enlisted once already and have been deployed once also. I was supposed to get out in June but since my unit is getting deployed again, I was stoplossed. It just really makes me mad. When I joined the Army, there was no such thing as stoploss. I was soooo excited about getting out and now my life is on hold for another year. I want you guys to know that, I have no problem defending our country and would never try to get out of the deployment. It just irks me that they can do that. Whats your opinion?
2007-03-13 16:11:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I can completely understand where you are coming from. I had retirement orders in hand, an $87,000 job lined up, a house ready to be bought, and I got stop lossed. It's quite a mind game, but don't let it get to you. Do your job and before you know it it will all be over with. I ended up (as a Master Sergeant) being the Rear Detachment Command Sergeant Major (I took care of 8,000 family members and over 300 Soldiers). It was a benefit in the long run as I was selected for Sergeant Major(and promoted to it later). Yes I decided to stay in the Army after the stop loss, because I had more to give to the Soldiers and their families. I figured that if I could train one Soldier and he came home to his/her family I had accomplished My mission as a Sergeant Major. I have accomplished it many times over. Stay the course and things will work out.
2007-03-13 16:29:21 · answer #1 · answered by Sergeant Major 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband is in the army and currently in Iraq. I don't agree with it either. I do not think it is right. The army is the only branch that still uses the stoploss program. If you have served your time and have served in a deployment they should let you go. Once you join the army its like you are never free. I support the troops all the way, but they are treated very unfairly.
2007-03-13 17:27:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stoploss really sucks, I completely agree. That's why I talked my boyfriend out of re-upping about 2 and 1/2 years ago, because I could see this coming...as that time they weren't stoplossing his MOS. Now, that is not the case. Stoploss has been used before, in Vietnam, I believe...but it's not used that often. Now my boyfriend and I live in fear of the IRR, he has about 3 more years to worry about getting called back up. The way things are going, I can see it happening. Anyways, I am sorry for your misfortune, and I pray that you will have another safe deployment to Iraq. Thanks so much for your service to our country, you are a true hero...and know that the people are behind you, even if we aren't behind the cause. God Bless you. :o)
2007-03-13 16:25:01 · answer #3 · answered by ♥austingirl♥ 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There was stop loss during the Gulf War as well..... I mean think about it if everybody who was supposed to get out did, or those who purposely try to chapter themselves, troop strength would not be proper.
It's that or the draft.
having been on the wife side twice (once for the Gulf War & once in Iraq) it's not fun but it's just the way it has to be. So do your job, do it well and come home. If you're a Christian look at from the standpoint that God is ultimatly in control not the Army and He will work even this out for your good.
2007-03-13 17:48:52 · answer #4 · answered by ArmyWifey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm in this concern b4 while i bypass 4 a undertaking and in specific circumstances its quite no longer as much as us. enable me juz say a bite of what i've got faith and actuality. Singapore goverment guard us or u can call it ''Gia Xi''. If a handle point in a particular united states of america is extreme, the goverment won't possibility us going there. Thats what good abt the singapore goverment. So perheps u could desire to be happy that ur husband's unit has no longer despatched him there yet. may well be extreme handle point except u quite needs him to bypass??(wink)
2016-10-02 02:11:54 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont really know how i did it, but the stop loss didnt affect me. and it was after 9/11 also. im thinking it had to do with the fact that they did away w/ my MOS and combined it with another intel series. when my contract was up, i did plan on re-upping but since i no longer had a regular MOS, i couldnt get a signing bonus for it. and while i know they stress selfless service as one of its core values, im taking care of myself and my family first.
its real honorable for u not to get out of deployment...be safe wherever u are deployed to, soldier...
2007-03-13 18:30:13 · answer #6 · answered by carlos l 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There was stop-loss in 1975 when I joined. There was stop-loss in1997 when I retired. There was stop-loss all the way in between.
Read page 2 of your enlistment contract.
Good luck, I hope this helps.
2007-03-13 16:55:28 · answer #7 · answered by Yak Rider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I've seen, its basic breach of contract.
A person agreed to serve X years, and entered into the contract based on that fundamental term, and the other party violated the contract by forcing them to serve longer than they agreed.
It's no different than the draft, just more subtle.
2007-03-13 16:34:12 · answer #8 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋