U.S. Army Holds Onto Combat-Bound Soldiers To Meet Manpower Demands

Credit: U.S. ARMY SSGT. CHARLES B. JOHNSON
U.S. Army officials are canceling reassignments and releases from active duty, for at least the next "two or three years," for "all soldiers" in units that are within 90 days of being shipped to Afghanistan and Iraq. The officials reject the idea that the service is desperate for manpower, however...

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