Strained, Army Looks to Guard For More Relief

“Strains on the Army from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have become so severe that Army officials say they may be forced to make greater use of the National Guard to provide enough troops for overseas deployments.”

Well, they’re calling in the National Guard. They’ve already called in recently retired Marines. There’s not too many people with any kind of real military training left. I guess they could call up inactive veterans – hey guys, would you mind putting your lives, your wives and children on hold for a year? You know, throw down one last time for Uncle Sam?

article from the New York Times