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Originally posted by ktsnake
I hate hearing stories like that about guys who have put in their time and are just a few months from getting out. I really appreciate what they do for our country.
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So do I.
GP, I hope your dad and your friend aren't called up, and hope they stay safe if they are.
I don't like this one little bit. It's another step along the path to a draft once the Individual Ready Reserve becomes exhausted. I don't think a draft would be reinstated before Election Day, but it might be done after the election, and November isn't so far away.
Side question: Are there any laws about keeping people's jobs open if they are called to serve? e.g. if I am an employer and one of my employees is sent to Iraq for a year, do I have to keep his job open for when he returns? (I'm thinking of GP's friend as well as everyone else in this situation.)