Originally Posted by theking

Stop loss has been military policy since the Korean Conflict and I suspect always will be so. I believe that 40% are Reservists/National Guard. This is because the Congress during President Bush Senior's term ordered an end force reduction and base closings that were continued through out President Clinton's terms in office. Because of the end force reductions...the Pentagon had to re-organize and re-align forces...and it became necessary to place heavy dependence upon integration of the Reserves and National Guard during a crisis. Blame the Congress...President Bush Senior and President Clinton for going along with Congress.

FYI...it was not until the Korean Conflict that the military developed a rotation policy. During the Second World War...your enlistment was duration without rotation.