"The Army Reserve is facing an extreme shortage of company officers, a situation aggravated by a surge in resignation requests.
"The shortage - primarily of captains - has seriously reduced the capabilities of the Reserve, and continued losses will further reduce the readiness of "an already depleted military force," according to an Army briefing document submitted last month to Congress.
"Army Reserve resignation requests have jumped from just 15 in 2001 to more than [/b]370 during a 12-month period ending in September[/b]. To preserve its leadership ranks, the Reserve increasingly has rejected resignation requests, forcing some officers to stay on even after they have fulfilled their initial eight-year service requirement."
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...ortage09m.html
Jeepers, I wonder why this might be happening?
"The shortage - primarily of captains - has seriously reduced the capabilities of the Reserve, and continued losses will further reduce the readiness of "an already depleted military force," according to an Army briefing document submitted last month to Congress.
"Army Reserve resignation requests have jumped from just 15 in 2001 to more than [/b]370 during a 12-month period ending in September[/b]. To preserve its leadership ranks, the Reserve increasingly has rejected resignation requests, forcing some officers to stay on even after they have fulfilled their initial eight-year service requirement."
More here:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...ortage09m.html
Jeepers, I wonder why this might be happening?