US soldiers in Iraq held against their will

Harmon Seaver hseaver at cybershamanix.com
Sun Aug 17 13:43:40 PDT 2003


On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 02:04:09PM -0700, Tim May wrote:
> On Sunday, August 17, 2003, at 12:33  PM, Harmon Seaver wrote:
> 
> >   Just heard about this local guy who reluctantly went to Iraq because
> >he was in the reserves, now his contract is up (as of 7/31) and they
> >won't let him out.
> >
> 
> 
> I've known for more than 40 years that there's always been language in 
> the deal the Reservists make that say they can be called back as 
> needed, in times of war. And kept in until not needed.
> 
> If this guy didn't know that Reserve pay comes with strings attached, 
> he should have.
>  No sympathy from me.
> 

   That doesn't jive with the statutes:

 TITLE 10 > Subtitle E > PART II > CHAPTER 1211 >
 Sec. 12407.

 Sec. 12407. - National Guard in Federal service:
 period of service; apportionment

(a)

 Whenever the President calls the National Guard of a
 State into Federal service, he may specify in the
 call the period of service. Members and units called
 shall serve inside or outside the territory of the
 United States during the term specified, unless
 sooner relieved by the President. However, no member
 of the National Guard may be kept in Federal service
 beyond the term of his commission or enlistment.






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