Army's Troop Sources Depleted

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
January 16, 2005

The Army may not be scraping the bottom of the manpower barrel yet, but critics say the service is coming dangerously close.

Defense analysts and veterans advocates say the Army's renewed efforts to encourage retired soldiers to return to active duty is an indication it is being stretched thin and worn out.

"The Army basically has run out of options," said Loren Thompson, a defense analyst with the Lexington Institute, a Washington think tank.

Steve Robinson, executive director of the National Gulf War Resource Center, a veterans advocacy group in Washington, said the Army is now dipping into its last pool of resources.

"The only thing they have left is the draft," said Robinson, a former Army Ranger.

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there are still probably still quite a few old soldiers in nursing homes whom they could reactivate.

And they're probably battle-tested.

And they'd get them off the Medicaid rolls at the same time. Killing two old-birds with the same ...

jeez Steve Robinson, executive director of the National Gulf War Resource Center, figure out what's more important :eyes:

I guess that was before the lower ranks took all the blame.

around.