An older all-volunteer army The Next Left
Stung by a recruitment shortfalls and skepticism about Bush's war in Iraq, the Army is raising the maximum age of Guard and Reserve recruits by five years to the age of thirty nine:
The Army said the move, a three-year experiment, will add about 22 million people to the pool of those eligible to serve, from about 60 million now. Physical standards will not be relaxed for older recruits, who the Army said were valued for their maturity and patriotism.
The Pentagon has relied heavily on part-time Army Reserve and Army National Guard soldiers summoned from civilian life to maintain troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan. Roughly 45 percent of U.S. troops currently deployed for those wars are reservists.
I am all for this idea, but I don't think it's going to work. How many 35 to 39 year olds do you know who want to drop their jobs and families to fight Bush's war for him? I know at least zero.
Best Brooks Ever??? Vague Nihilism
This is the David Brooks column which attracted the attention and praise of Kos.
Wow, David Brooks rails against greedy Republicans like Jack Abramoff, Grover Norquist, and Ralph Reed. He puts a simple, easy-to-understand perspective on their schemes, especially Abramoff's plan to promote one tribe's casino by promoting a conservative white christian drive to shut down another tribe's casino where
The Pentagon has relied heavily on part-time Army Reserve and Army National Guard soldiers summoned from civilian life to maintain troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan. Roughly 45 percent of U.S. troops currently deployed for those wars are reservists.
I am all for this idea, but I don't think it's going to work. How many 35 to 39 year olds do you know who want to drop their jobs and families to fight Bush's war for him? I know at least zero.
