Saturday, June 02, 2007
Many troops don't go to war: Half in military serve on home front - A.P.
Even as troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are serving longer and more often -- three, four, even five times -- roughly half of Americans in uniform have not been sent at all.
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By this spring, roughly 150,000 active duty soldiers, 85,000 sailors, 90,000 airmen and 65,000 Marines had gone more than once to Iraq, Afghanistan or surrounding countries. About half the total force had not deployed to either conflict, Defense Department figures show.
Fifty-three percent of the active duty Air Force and 50 percent of the Navy had not been to the wars, not surprising since the fighting is overwhelmingly on the ground.
Still, 45 percent of the Marines and 37 percent of Army forces had never been deployed. ...
Even as troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are serving longer and more often -- three, four, even five times -- roughly half of Americans in uniform have not been sent at all.
...
By this spring, roughly 150,000 active duty soldiers, 85,000 sailors, 90,000 airmen and 65,000 Marines had gone more than once to Iraq, Afghanistan or surrounding countries. About half the total force had not deployed to either conflict, Defense Department figures show.
Fifty-three percent of the active duty Air Force and 50 percent of the Navy had not been to the wars, not surprising since the fighting is overwhelmingly on the ground.
Still, 45 percent of the Marines and 37 percent of Army forces had never been deployed. ...
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