"In an added twist, the Army announced that soldiers in every unit designated for deployment to Iraq next year -- whether active-duty or reserve -- will be prohibited from leaving the service during a period beginning 90 days before they go to 90 days after they return.
That measure, known in the military as ``stop-loss,'' does not apply to the Marine Corps, which said it will dispatch about 20,000 Marines to replace the Army's 82nd Airborne Division in western Iraq, including the Fallujah area where anti-occupation violence has been strongest"
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-US-Iraq-Troops.htmlI do not know why Stop Lost does not apply to Marines......
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