NMPEP: Army Chief Sees No Need for Draft, (Also: Brooklyn Bridge for Sale)

[Dems Will Win]

This is direct from the National Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda! Remember War is Peace, Iraq is spelled Iran and Conscription is No Draft:

Army Chief Sees No Need for Draft
Schoomaker Upbeat on Recruiting, Concedes Some Concerns
By Thomas E. Ricks
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 27, 2004; Page A02


The Army's top officer said he expects to hit recruiting targets next year and does not foresee a circumstance under which resumption of the draft might be needed to satisfy the global demands placed on the U.S. military. (Is that the smell of burning trousers?)


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More recently, the Army has recalled several thousand soldiers who left active duty but are still contractually obligated to serve if called upon. The troops, part of the Individual Ready Reserve, will fill empty positions in units scheduled for deployment overseas, including combat support roles such as mechanics, logistics and civil affairs. It was the first time since the Persian Gulf War that the Pentagon has drawn on the Individual Ready Reserve. (After they go through another 20,000 or 30,000 IRR, they'll have bandaided over the need for troops until the Election, THEN comes the DRAFT!)

Schoomaker and other generals at the news conference conceded that there are some worrisome signs, including that the number of recruits in the delayed entry program -- those waiting to ship out -- has shrunk to its lowest level in three years. "We will be working very hard over the fall to increase that," Schoomaker said. (Read: if you thought we were plaguing your kids with phone calls and visits so far--just wait!)

He also noted that while the active-duty Army and Army Reserve are meeting their recruiting goals, the Army National Guard currently is at only 88 percent of its target. He said he is "cautiously optimistic that we will make our goal." (That IS burning trousers I smell!)

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16332-2004Jul26.html

BUSH '04 = DRAFT '05

KERRY '04 = PNAC OUT THE DOOR!!