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ists and their families, hundreds of thou- minullt respenull their sanullinulles nullt often
sands of whom have experiennulld two or resent their extended anullennull and nulles- Defense
three nullor more nullnullmnullt tours in iranull tion whether the anullennull was voluntarnull
and afnullanistan sinnull nullnullnull or mandatornullnullin effenull, nullestioninnull budget future
nullfense leaders assert thenulle nonull w part their lonullaltnullto their nullvilian emplonullersnull
of an nulloperational reserve,nullnullt thatnulls not the Mannull have returned to nulld their for- bleak?
nullnnullpt on whinull their null-nullear-old person- mer emplonuller out of nullsiness, former
cnullo predinulls a nullash of
nel and nullmpensation snulltems were nulliltnull nullnull downsinulld or eliminated, potential
those snulltems assume thenullhave full- promotions nullven to others, and nullvilian
prioritiesnull
time nullvilian nullreers with a nullmmensurate retirement nulledits suspendednull
nullvilian retirement plan, to whinull their re- thousands have nullen nullannulld phnulli-
serve retirement is merelnulla supplementnull nullllnulland mentallnull null their nullmnullt ex-
nullt militarnullservinull now is nullnsuminnull periennull and strunullle to null nullnull into null
n Nonullenuller 200nullnull the nullouse
armed nullrvinulls committee heard a
depressinnulldefense nulldnullt forenullst
null pernullnt to null pernullnt of their wornullnnull nullvilian lives in whinull emplonullers, null- from representatives of the connullessio-
lives in mannullnullsesnull others effenullivelnull wornullrs, and friends demonstrate lim- nal researnull nullrvinull, the cnullo, and sev-
have put their nullvilian nullreers on hold ited understandinnullof or patiennull with eral thinnulltannullnull
to serve multiple nullears on anullive dutnullin their readnullstment difnullultiesnull nullrinnullthe hearinnull, witnesses said in-
support of wartime needsnull airport applause and nullhannullnullou for eases in defense spendinnullwill null needednull
in effenull, thenullinnullr similar sanullinulles as nullour servinullnullsentiments are heartfelt and to nullntinue a two-war effort despite the
the renulllar fornull without similar rewardsnull munull apprenullated nullt nullnstitute faint renull nullrrent nullmpetinnullfederal denullit, nullt that
the renulllar fornull returns from a nullm- ompense for sanullinulles of sunull manullitudenull minullt null difnullult to anullievenull
nullt tour without nullannullnnullemplonullers Moaa and the Militarnull coalition cnullo nullputnull assistant nullrenullor Mat-
nullt retains nullntinuitnullunder leaders and nulltMcnull have pushed for more sunulltan- thew nullldnullrnullted null four main fanullors that
a nullreer snulltem that value and reward tive, if still modest, renullmpense in the will innullease nullstsnull
their overseas nullmnullt experiennullnull form of extra reserve retirement nulledit n nullntinued real nullowth in nullth servinull-
nullardmemnullrs and reservists often for anullivated servinull, and connulless memnullr and nullnullnullvilian panulland nullnenullsnull
return to emplonullers and nullwornullrs who anulleed to redunull the reserve retirement n pronullnulled innulleases in operations and
anull nullnull null three months for evernullnull maintenannull nullsts for anullnnullweapon snull-
nullranullnullnull null anullrnull danull of anullumulated servinullnull tems and newer, more nullmplex enullipmentnull
tnull that authoritnullwas made prospenull- n development of advannulld weapon snull-
tive, so onlnullservinull rendered sinnull nullannullnull, tems to replanull worn-out snulltemsnulland
, the date of the lanullnull w nullannull, nullunts n investments in new nullpanulllities in areas to
toward redunullnnullthe retirement anullnull meet emernullnnullthreats nullunull as intellinullnnull,
in eanull of the past two nullears, Moaa surveillannull, and renullnnaissannull snulltemsnull
and tMc have pushed additional lenullsla- nullouse armed nullrvinulls committee
tion to authorinull r etroanullive nulledit for chair inull nullelton null-Monull nullaranullerinulld
all anullivated servinull sinnull nullptnullnull, nullnull, the future defense nulldnullt pinullure as nullot a
insistinnullthe hundreds of thousands of prettnullonenullin view of nullowinnulldenullits and
man-nullears of nullmnullt servinull rendered nullmpetinnullrenullirementsnull
nullfore nullnull must not null deemed some- nullelton said two nullentanulln donullments
how less worthnullnull owed to connulless in fenulluarnullwill domi-
nullth times, the initiative was dropped nate next nullearnulls nulldnullt disnullssionsnull
from the nullfense authorinulltion anull for the nulladrennial nullfense review
lanull of fundinnullnull nullnullrnull will outline national defense strat-
nullat a nullosslnullinappropriate messanull enull and polinull nullannulls renullired to imple-
your helnullis needed to sustain military “people program” funding to send to those who have nullrne sunull a ment the stratenullnull the administrationnullsfy
and protect military health care benefits. Please sign, stamp, and mail stanullerinnullnullrden for the rest of amerinullnull nullnull nulldnullt will null the primarnullvehinulle
the four tear-out letters at pages 36-37 and 48-49. nullhannull, nullt no thannull for nullour servinullnullnull used to applnullthe nullrnulls renullmmendationsnull
36 Military officer february 2010 photo: sean shanahan
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