Guest: Mothers Against the
Draft
Thu Aug 31, 2006 15:21
8/31/06 The Charles Goyette Show
Guest: Mothers Against the Draft
info@mothersagainstthedraft.org
AUDIO:
http://www.apfn.net/pogo/A002I060831-8-31-06b.MP3
Commentary
Backdoor Draft
To be able to retain soldiers over time, the rule of thumb for active duty units is a 3:1 rotation ratio (meaning three total units are needed to keep one unit deployed). So keeping 138,000 troops in Iraq requires an additional 276,000 for rotation or a total of 414,000 soldiers – which is precariously close to the total size of the active duty Army (about 500,000 troops). Moreover, the U.S. Army has another 64,000 troops deployed elsewhere overseas, which, to be sustained, requires a total of 192,000 troops. So when you do the math, the Army is about 100,000 soldiers shy of being able to keep up the current deployments.
http://www.mothersagainstthedraft.org/
Guest: Mothers Against the Draft
info@mothersagainstthedraft.org
AUDIO:
http://www.apfn.net/pogo/A002I060831-8-31-06b.MP3
Commentary
Backdoor Draft
To be able to retain soldiers over time, the rule of thumb for active duty units is a 3:1 rotation ratio (meaning three total units are needed to keep one unit deployed). So keeping 138,000 troops in Iraq requires an additional 276,000 for rotation or a total of 414,000 soldiers – which is precariously close to the total size of the active duty Army (about 500,000 troops). Moreover, the U.S. Army has another 64,000 troops deployed elsewhere overseas, which, to be sustained, requires a total of 192,000 troops. So when you do the math, the Army is about 100,000 soldiers shy of being able to keep up the current deployments.
http://www.mothersagainstthedraft.org/
