But I'm Sure There Won't Be a Draft..... | Tragic Comedy

Kris Weberg | October 23, 2004
843 ex-soldiers fail to report for Army duty -- More than 800 former soldiers have failed to comply with Army orders to get back in uniform and report for duty in Iraq or Afghanistan, the Army said Friday. That is more than one-third of the total who were told to report to a mobilization station by October 17.

Source: CNN

Female soldiers eyed for combat -- The Army is negotiating with civilian leaders about eliminating a women-in-combat ban so it can place mixed-sex support companies within warfighting units, starting with a division going to Iraq in January.

Despite the legal prohibition, Army plans already have included such collocation of women-men units in blueprints for a lighter force of 10 active divisions, according to Defense Department sources.

Source: Washington Times

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