Posts Tagged ‘military’

Workshop on Army AWOL regs and procedures for surrender and discharge

GI Rights: AWOL in the Army
Introductory training session for anyone seeking to help GIs know their legal options
Sunday, June 21, 4:30-6:30
Joy Mennonite Church, 504 NE 16th, OKC
A workshop entitled AWOL No More: (Relatively) Painless Processing Out of the Army will be offered on Sunday June 21 at 4:30 pm. The program will help volunteers learn [...]

September 2007 US troops deaths in Iraq

From USA Today
As of Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, at least 3,803 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 3,099 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.
The [...]

Return to the Draft?

An important notice from the Center on Conscience & War:
The Draft Card is on the Table- But No One Looks Like They are Going to Pick it up!
On Friday, Aug 10, Michelle Norris of NPR’s All Things Considered pressed “War Czar” Lt. General Douglas Lute about whether or not he foresaw a return to the [...]

Recent news stories paint alarming picture of GI mental health

I expect this is just the tip of the iceberg. Our society is still dealing the veterans of Viet Nam, in homeless shelters, mental health clinics, and prisons. I fear that Bush’s wars will have even worse after affects on who had to actually wage it.
Army suicides at highest level in 26 years
USA Today – [...]