Now as far as saying they are there of their own free will is dead wrong as you can see for yourself.
WASHINGTON (AP) � The Army will prevent soldiers in units set to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan from leaving the service at the end of their terms, a top general said Wednesday.
So I would argue that these soldiers are not volunteering any more but forced to do otherwise so yea re-enlistment is up to par except for the National Guard but still this is no longer an all volunteer Army anymore.
You may or may not be aware that after a soldier's enlistment is up they can be recalled to active duty for 2 to 3 years. Every soldier knows this. It's in the enlistment contract. I know this from when my brother was discharged 1996 after being active duty for 6 years. The so-called "back door draft" is just political redderic ment to sway public opinion. The "stop-loss" program is not something new with the Bush administration.
here is the information
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/usar-irr.htm
http://www.military.com/Resources/ResourceFileView?file=Reserve_Ready.htm
