Reservists Say War Makes Them Lose Jobs
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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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In interviews with more than a dozen soldiers over a one-week period, most expressed disillusionment toward the situation in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON - The Army is investigating reports that several members of a reservist supply unit in Iraq refused to go on a convoy mission, the military said Friday. Relatives of the soldiers said the troops considered the mission too dangerous...
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The health care system for veterans is facing a potential deluge of soldiers returning from Iraq with serious mental health problems.
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An unusual flap has erupted between an Army reserve unit and an Iraq-bound reservist who hopes to raise money for military equipment he wants to bring to the war zone.
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The US Army is looking into why up to 19 reservists with a supply platoon in Iraq refused to complete a mission. Relatives of the soldiers claim that the troops felt the job was too dangerous and their vehicles were unsafe for the mission.
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Overstretch within the armed forces is driving away personnel and damaging morale, MPs warns.
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The problems at the US Army hospital show how strained military resources have become.
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O2: Of course we will, glad to The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has mounted a media campaign this week to shame major employers into signing its statement of support for military-reservist employees.â¦
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Eight U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq  and Kuwait filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging the U.S.  military's "stop loss" policy, which forces them to serve  beyond their enlistment contracts.
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They once were dubbed "weekend  warriors," but Americans serving in the National Guard and  Reserve are being used extensively in the wars in Iraq and  Afghanistan -- far more so than in the Vietnam War.
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WASHINGTON - Relatives of soldiers who refused to deliver supplies in Iraq say the troops considered the mission too dangerous, in part because their vehicles were in poor shape.    The Army is investigating up to 19 reservist members of a platoon that is part of the 343rd Quartermaster Company, based in Rock Hill, S.C...
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If war is out of control, contractorsâ incentives may lead to errors.
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The British Army, fighting in Iraq and  Afghanistan, is losing the equivalent resources of more than  one battalion (500-600 soldiers) a year as a result of illegal  drug use, researchers said on Friday.
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The rest of us can filter things out â the dopey and the serious. But for many families with soldiers at war, the filter no longer works.
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Saying that conditions in Indian country are worse than conditions in Iraq, two Native American war veterans spoke out Wednesday against the Bush administration's plan to cut millions of dollars from a fund that helps build houses on reservations.
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The Iraq war has strained U.S. forces to the point where they could not fight another large-scale war, according to a survey of military officers.