Military and its backdoor draft

The Journal Gazette has an interesting story from the AP today:

<http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/16569681.htm>

This article talks about the "backdoor draft" in America.

Robert Rouse has written about the "backdoor draft" as have I in the last couple of years.

I spent almost six years in the USN. When I signed up for the navy I signed up for a six year enlistment. I was in the naval nuclear power program which requires two years of schooling. Since the program provides two years of schooling navy "nukes" must sign up for six years when they join...

I actually got out of the USN about four and a half months early. I got out of the USN on March 1st, 1995. When I got out of the USN we were "downsizing" the navy. Once the Soviet Union fell we really, really needed to "downsize" our navy and we did "downsize" it over several years. Once of the main things the navy did was to decommission some of our older submarines. Our submarine fleet was very large when we had the Soviet Union as a foe. Once the Soviet Union fell it was obvious that we needed to get rid of submarines. When we got rid of submarines that enabled the USN to offer an "early out" program to many submariners. Me and most of my friends who were getting out got out of the USN early. All you had to do was submit a request, and if the request was approved by your command then the navy could discharge you as much as six months early.

The exact opposite is happening today and it is WRONG.

Today, the military (Mostly the army, the air force, and The National Guard) is holding people past the date they are supposed to be discharged from the military. Sometimes entire units are held and sometimes individuals are held past their enlistment. The military has held people over past their retirement as well.

This is wrong and it hurts the morale of our troops.

Republicans SHOULD be outraged about the "backdoor draft;" however, few are...

I am sick and tired of the "backdoor draft!"

Mike Sylvester