More despicable tactics to enlist reservists

On CBS News tonight they had several reservists who were tricked into changing from inactive reserves to active ones. These are people who already served and now they have been tricked to serve again. Shame. I will try to find a link.

Sorry not online.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/30/iraq/main620335.shtml

(CBS/AP) After nearly four years in the Army, including time in Iraq, Jason Pariza was honorably discharged and placed on inactive ready reserves.

He thought his active military obligation was done, until he received a notice saying all inactive ready reserve soldiers would be "involuntarily" transferred.

"I'm trying to get my life back in order, and all of a sudden I find they're trying to stick their nose back in my life," Pariza said.

To avoid being involuntarily assigned to a unit that might be sent back to Iraq, the Army counselor who sent the notice offered to helped Pariza transfer to the unit of his choice.

The Army now says the memo was a miscommunication, reports CBS News Correspondent Randall Pinkston — that the intention was to review reserve files for possible but not definite assignment based on the Army's needs.

But that's not the message thousands of vets received in letters and phone calls from military recruiters.

"The impression I got was either join one of the units he represents or you go overseas," Army reservist Eric Schmidt said. Based on that impression, Schmidt voluntarily joined an active reserve unit.

"I've been hoodwinked into signing something I shouldn't have," Schmidt says. MORE . . .