Civilian Workers At Redstone May Face Iraq Deployment (looks like a draft)

http://www.whnt19.com/Global/story.asp?S=2687091&nav=1VPuU9T6

When you see helicopters in action in Iraq or Afghanistan, you can be sure, those helicopters are supported by civilians from Redstone Arsenal. Civilians who are on the ground, over there. The thing to remember, it's a normal situation. "Sure, if the mission requires it, any federal employee, for that matter, can be assigned to go and support any organization's mission," says Tim Grey, the Director of the Human Resource Department at Redstone's U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command.

Most of the support work for the army aviation and missile systems managed at Redstone, is done on the base, but more than 150 civilian volunteers have been deployed during the past year. And now, AMCOM is designating 111-jobs as emergency essential, which means the holders of those jobs, might face deployment in the next two years. It's a concern to Don Eierman of the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1858. "Southwest Asia for instance, is not a traditional war zone, there is no front line where the enemy is located. There have been attacks, sporadic attacks throughout the area. There's not really a safe zone, so the jeopardy to civilian lives is much higher throughout this type of campaign," says Eierman. The Union Local President, says his members support the soldiers, but they do have concerns about deployment. Tim Grey recognizes the danger in Iraq and Afghanistan, but says great care is taken to keep civilian workers safe.

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BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

Welcome to the real world of Chimpy, sports fans. Regretting that vote now?

A red state. Fuck 'em.

Ain't no one more willful than Little Boots.

What did they think, that the war in Iraq was only a video game that they could passively watch while collecting their fat paychecks?
Payback baby! As members of the weapons and industrial infrastructure of the B*sh empire they should be holding guns on the front line, not back home on the range.
Go Redstone deployment!

1) Overtime
2) Hazardous Duty
3) Relocation
4) Travel Pay
5) Per Diem
6) Specialty Pay + Bonus
etc..etc.....
And the kicker?....It's all TAX FREE!
Sand-crabs make 4 - 5 times as much as soldiers, for doing the same jobs! As Smedley Butler said: "War is a racket!"

service check and medical insurance and watch the dummies go. Surprise!

</sarcasm off>

How do you know how these people voted?

In your eagerness to wish harm on people from red states, you're ignoring the fact that these are CIVILIANS, being sent to WAR. This is astounding. I had no idea this happened.