warning to Guard and Army Recruits

The U.S. Army will continue to rely on an unpopular program that forces some National Guad and Army soldiers to stay on beyond their retirement or re-enlistment dates, Lt. Gen. Michael Rochelle, deputy chief of staff for personnel, said Thursday that the number of soldiers kept on duty past their retirement or re-enlistment dates has actually increased in recent months as a result of President Bush's orders to increase troop levels in Iraq.