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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Soldiers from a combat unit at Fort Carson say they have been told to re-enlist for three more years or be transferred to other units expected to deploy to Iraq, the Rocky Mountain News reported Thursday.
Hundreds of soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team were presented with that message and a re-enlistment form in a series of assemblies last week, two soldiers who spoke on condition of anonymity told the newspaper.
"They said if you refuse to re-enlist with the 3rd Brigade, we'll send you down to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, which is going to Iraq for a year, and you can stay with them, or we'll send you to Korea, or to Fort Riley (in Kansas) where they're going to Iraq," said one of the soldiers, a sergeant.
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Here's an example of someone who doesn't understand misconstruing this article.
This happens ALL THE TIME in the military. You signed on for a reason. The military is going to get their return on their investment in you. You NEVER tell your chain of command you're planning on getting out until you leave because if you do, they're going to have to get as much out of you before you leave as they can, i.e. deployed overseas, lack of advancement or promotion opportunities, no training opportunities. If those Guardsmen had just re-enlisted, they'd in all likelihood be staying stateside a lot longer with their unit. Or should they just have turned the 3rd Armored Cav right back around and sent them to Iraq with the same group that just returned from there, and no relief personnel?
But of course, the point of this article is that the military is bad, evil and just plain sucks to have any association with. Probably Bush's fault.
-Mikey