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Everytime the term "backdoor draft" comes up I get mad. Lets review the role and conditions of Reserve / Guard service. The role of these units is to be activated during time of need. This is why they exist. Reserve units are usually support and Guard are usually combat troops. During the 80's we downsized our military, during the same period of time, we upsized our Guard/Reserves. Our military was built around these units.
Okay lets review some rules. When you join the military active, guard or reserve, you commit to an 8 year total obligation. You might only have 3 or 4 active, but the remainder of the 8 is there and must be completed. If you stay active past the 8 year mark, then when you get out, you are done. If you do more than 20, then up until your 30 year mark you are inactive reserve. Inactive reserve means that you can be recalled at anytime. So when this happens people freak and start screaming "Backdoor Draft". This is the way our military is designed. We train this way, we train for the reserves/guard to fill there roles. If we have a job that is high need, every active person in the military understands "stop loss". Did you know that in WWII everyones enlistment was extended until 6 months after the war was over?
Don't argue with Spence, you cannot change his mind.
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