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Corps can recall Marines to active duty
LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer
Aug 22, 2006
The U.S. Marine Corps said Tuesday it has been authorized to recall
thousands of Marines to active duty, primarily because of a shortage of
volunteers for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Up to 2,500 Marines will be brought back at any one time, but there is
no cap on the total number of Marines who may be forced back into
service in the coming years as the military battles the war on terror. The
call-ups will begin in the next several months.
This is the first time the Marines have had to use the involuntary
recall since the early days of the Iraq combat. The Army has ordered back
about 14,000 soldiers since the start of the war.
Marine Col. Guy A. Stratton, head of the manpower mobilization section,
estimated that there is a current shortfall of about 1,200 Marines
needed to fill positions in upcoming unit deployments.
The call-up affects Marines in the Individual Ready Reserve, a segment
of the reserves that consists mainly of those who left active duty but
still have time remaining on their eight-year military obligation.
Generally, Marines enlist for four years, then serve the other four
years either in the regular Reserves, where they are paid and train
periodically, or they may elect to go into the IRR. Marines in the IRR are
only obligated to report one day a year but can be involuntarily recalled
to active duty.
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