Stop-loss has proven necessary
During a press conference at the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says that despite his concerns about stop-loss, a retention technique where military members who are scheduled to retire or discharge are not allowed to do so, it has proven necessary in the current conflicts. He says that he expects with continued draw downs in Iraq, that the number of stop-loss cases will be reduced. (0:58)
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