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| Iraq troops get a break |
| 2003-09-25 |
| Hat tip to Drudge. Someone at the Pentagon’s thinking.... Around 270 soldiers deployed in Iraq will fly to a Baltimore airport Friday to begin 15-days of vacation in a new program designed to boost morale. Once in Baltimore, the soldiers can catch connecting flights anywhere they want to go — at their own expense — as long as they are back at Baltimore 15 days later for a government-funded return trip to Iraq. hope there’s not too many AWOL’s Troops can also be flown to Rheinmein air base in Germany at government expense. The 15-day vacation is subtracted from their 30-day annual leave, according to Maj. Pete Mitchell, a U.S. Central Command spokesman. When the program gets fully underway as many as 900 soldiers facing 12-month duty tours will be flown out of Iraq every day. good rotation out Many soldiers got a shock after they arrived in Iraq and were told they would be there at least 12 months. There are 140,000 U.S. personnel — mostly from the Army — in Iraq. Many are reservists or from the National Guard. Around 120,000 reservists are on active duty for the war in Iraq, according to Pentagon officials. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #2 anon, we want them out of Iraq, talking to friends, neighbors, family, local press, interviews, etc... |
| Posted by: john 2003-9-26 12:02:26 AM |
| #1 Why not just charter a small cruise ship and sail it around the Red Sea. Let the enlisted personnel take a quick hop and spend 2 weeks chilling, drinking beer, raising hell on a waverunner and skip the long trip to the states. Family sorts will want to spend money and time getting home, but junior enlisted people would probably rather save money and spend more time partying. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-9-25 10:56:07 PM |