Good Point. Contracts normally require a period of active service and a period of inactive service. Within the timeframe of the total contract (active + inactive time), service members can be stop-lossed. This will extend their active time but not their total committment.
More relevant to this discussion however: Service members can also reach the end of their TOTAL contract time and still be forced to remain on active duty beyond the original/total contract length. These individuals are the "draftees." Regards, Mike -----Original Message----- From: Fred Foldvary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 9:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: The Economics of Military Stop-Loss Policies --- Strobl Maj Michael R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The military's current stop-loss policy prevents certain service members > from leaving the service at the end of their normal enlistment contract. Question: when one enlists today, is it clear in the contract that the enlistee may be subject to stop-loss? Was stop-loss in the contract in the past, when those now subject to that policy enlisted? If the stop-loss policy was not in effect, and if the contract did not provide for this policy, then yes, it acts as a draft. Fred Foldvary ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com
