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WASHINGTON - It could be a long weekend for thousands of former soldiers.
The Army says it will begin notifying more than 5,600 of those soldiers next week that they are being involuntarily recalled to active duty and could be sent to Iraq or Afghanistan as early as this fall.
"There's going to be soldiers who, yes, will be shocked," said Col. Debra A. Cook, commander of the Army's Human Resources Command and the final arbiter of petitions for exemption.
Close to 60 Mainers are expected to join thousands of former U.S. soldiers who are being forced back into uniform as the Army prepares to beef up its ranks to cope with the strain of long campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Originally posted by EnronOutrunHomerun
Of course, the recall of retired soldiers requires a declaration of war or a national state of emergency, so not very likely
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of reservists in New York will receive Mailgrams on Tuesday telling them they are among the 5,600 soldiers being called back for duty in Iraq or Afghanistan, military officials said yesterday.
While the exact state-by-state figures were not made public, the Army confirmed that the Empire State will be one of five states hit hardest, along with Florida, Pennsylvania, California and Texas.
Originally posted by EnronOutrunHomerun
Thanks for pointing that out mOjOm
*stretches after many moons of hibernating*
I knew there was a national emergency declared after 9/11 but I was unaware of the lacking end date - not a pleasing thought...