U.S. soldiers sue over enlistment rules

[lovuian]

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U.S. soldiers sue over enlistment rules
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Big News Network.com Tuesday 7th December, 2004

Eight U.S. Army soldiers have filed a lawsuit challenging the force's stop-loss policy of keeping troops active after their enlistment term has ended.

Supported by the public interest group, the Center for Constitutional Rights, lawyers for the eight men filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court in Washington, the New York Times said.

The stop-loss policy was instituted last spring for all troops headed to Iraq and Afghanistan. It was deemed a way to avoid bringing new soldiers in to fill gaps left in units by those who would otherwise have gone home when their enlistments ran out. If a soldier's unit is still in Iraq or Afghanistan, that soldier cannot leave even when his or her enlistment time runs out.

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The army enlisted are getting ticked off!!!

[DebJ]

1. hmm...if they win this one, it will get VERY drafty...

[Paleocon]

2. I hope they win.

It's absolutely repulsive what our government is doing to these soldiers.

They are nothing more than slaves.

I hope these soldiers win and the Military is forced to allow them to come home.

[lovuian]

3. thats alot of soldiers to bring home!!!

It will be interesting to see if these soldiers will win or not!!!

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1049187&mesg_id=1049187