Soldiers Challenge Enlistment Extensions
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US troops inspect the site where they have detonated an abandoned car packed with explosives in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Dec. 6, 2004.
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Â· New demands on troops put pressure on projectsÂ· MoD denies combat training is being cut
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Spc. David Qualls, who sued to challenge the Army's policy requiring him to serve longer than the term of his enlistment contract, is back in Iraq.
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A Marine from New Jersey was deployed to Iraq this month despite being recommended for a military discharge by a hearing officer who agreed that he should receive conscientious objector status.
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Officials say they will need a further increase in combat forces to put down remaining areas of resistance.
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WASHINGTON -- The Army is again extending the combat tours of thousands of soldiers in Iraq beyond the expected 12 months -- the second such move since August.
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Increasing numbers of National Guard and Reserve troops who have returned from war in Iraq and Afghanistan are encountering new battles with their civilian employers at home. Jobs were eliminated, benefits reduced and promotions forgotten.
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THE Government was today facing calls to end the uncertainty over plans to send Scottish troops to reinforce the Americans in some of the most volatile areas of Iraq.
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A decorated US combat veteran filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asserting that the government can not prevent reservists from leaving the military when their enlistment periods end.
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Republicans and the father of a serviceman sued Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell on Friday, hoping to extend to 30 days the deadline for counting overseas military and civilian ballots for president.
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The Army has encountered resistance from more than 2,000 former soldiers it has ordered back to military work.
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The US military&#39;s policy of extending the enlistments of tens of thousands of troops to cover needs in Iraq violates federal law and the Constitution, an Iraq war veteran is alleging in a lawsuit.
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A new body to champion the rights of soldiers, sailors and aircrews is on the verge of launching.
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The Army and Marine Corps are planning to ask incoming Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Congress to approve permanent increases in personnel, as senior officials in both services assert that the nation's global military strategy has outstripped their resources.
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Looking for new ways to bolster its thinning ranks, the Army National Guard is seeking legal authority to offer &#36;15,000 bonuses to active-duty soldiers willing to join the Guard &#151; up from &#36;50 now.
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An Army specialist, saying that it was &quot;a question of fairness,&quot; filed a lawsuit yesterday with seven other soldiers challenging a policy forcing them to serve in Iraq beyond their terms of enlistment.
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A decorated U.S. combat veteran  filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asserting that the government can  not prevent reservists from leaving the military when their  enlistment periods end.