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| 654 Idaho Guard members in Iraq volunteer to stay on duty |
| 2005-09-21 |
| More than 650 soldiers with the Idaho Army National Guard serving in Iraq have signed up to stay on duty, setting a record for combat-zone re-enlistments, the 116th Brigade Combat Team's public affairs staff said. Sgt. 1st Class Jim Blake, the officer in charge of retention for the brigade, said the Idaho Guard members aimed to surpass the high of 400 re-enlistments achieved by the 256th Brigade Combat Team from Louisiana in July. The 116th eclipsed that, with 654 soldiers re-upping by Sept. 11. The Idaho Guard has about 1,800 soldiers in the 4,300-member brigade, which has been in northern Iraq since December. OORAH! |
| Posted by:Deacon Blues |
| #13 Great guys, and we love to play with our guns here in Idaho. Besides, getting ready to get pretty dang cold around here ... go gents and ladies! |
| Posted by: Beau 2005-09-21 23:38 |
| #12 and of course the Idaho National Guard is made up of 90% minorities, another reason to have the draft, right, Charlie Rangel (D-Asshole)? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-09-21 20:19 |
| #11 Good to hear the old home state still has it! It's nice now that the guys that enlisted for college or the "benefits" are gone and only the soldiers that understand what defending a nation means are left in the ranks. It is no real surprise reenlistment rates are up. Troops are doing what they enlisted for--defending our nation. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2005-09-21 20:17 |
| #10 Re: journalism students and wannabe lawyers I think this might be a good application for the don't ask, don't tell policy |
| Posted by: Kelly 2005-09-21 17:59 |
| #9 I know what the article really meant, but I can't help but think upon just reading the headline that they must be trying to avoid being transferred to New Orleans... |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-09-21 17:53 |
| #8 OP -- just reinstate the draft for journalism majors. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-09-21 17:45 |
| #7 OldPat - as the saying goes.... Would you want to share a foxhole (or Stryker) with a journalist or lawyer wannabe? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-09-21 17:17 |
| #6 First-time enlistments are down slightly, but re-enlistments are up across the board. Even the Navy is reporting a higher rate of retention than at any time in the last 20 years. The military understands what's going on, and understands it's their job to protect both our nation and its people. They also understand that the islamofascinutcakes are a menace that MUST be dealt with, NOW. Maybe we do need to bring back the draft, and draft every journalism student and wannabe lawyer into the Marines for five years. THEN let them practice their "trade". |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2005-09-21 17:00 |
| #5 I look forward to hearing more details on this evening's newscast |
| Posted by: Kelly 2005-09-21 16:59 |
| #4 Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Good hunting. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-09-21 16:30 |
| #3 Oh this is bad...FOR THE LEFT! And good FOR AMERICA. OORAH! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-09-21 16:21 |
| #2 I love our military. MSM is stuck on stupid.... hehehehehehehe |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-09-21 15:48 |
| #1 QUAGMIRE!!!!! |
| Posted by: MainStreamMedia 2005-09-21 15:25 |