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The Plight of Reservists

By Clark, Timothy B
Publication: Government Executive
Date: Saturday, January 1 2005

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Part-time soldiers have never had first call on training and equipment. BY TIMOTHY B. CLARK

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Anyone who has

served in the armed forces knows that the sacrifices and hardships one endures are mitigated by camaraderie and a shared sense of humor about the discomforts and absurdities of military life.

Soldiers complain every day about food, weather, sergeants, routines and perils of the job. But only rarely does a complaint rise to the point of official communication with superiors, and nearly never in a fashion to produce a serious backlash.

So the near-mutiny of 19 Army Reserve troops in Iraq in October was big news-as was the sharp questioning in December of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld by National Guard troops concerned about inadequacies in equipment they'd been given for battle. The strains that were reflected in these incidents are the subject of our cover story (page 58) this month by George Cahlink.

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