[frankenMonkey]

Front and Center, REMFs!!!

[airborne]

Sounds like a sensible plan.

Some guys have done 2 or 3 tours while these guys have done none.

[maine-iac7]

About time - the troops need some help with the heavy lifting

[ExSES]

But..., but..., but..., my recruiter said that I was just going to learn a skill that would earn me big bucks when I got out!

[raynearhood]

What suprised me was meeting senior NCOs and Field Grade Officers on their first tour this last time I was in Iraq. I got bounced around units just to deploy, and yet NCOs and Officers with 13 years or more in the Army were just deploying fo the first time. I found that amazing. 37,000 soldiers that have never deployed and without any reason. WOW!!! But, not so suprising.

[art_rocks]

Dude,

these aren’t REMFs, since REMFs make it to the war theater. These people are at echelons above reality.

My buddy works at one the listed jobs. He has had officers he supervises that have volunteered to go over.

Even though there are some who do not have to deploy, they do their part and volunteer.

I wonder how many soldier over 10/15/20 years have never been to a combat theater.

[onedoug]

I’d go.

[maine-iac7]

The troops of the 173rd in the Korengal of north east Afghanistan who have been in some 500 fire fights in their first 6 months - and who will be there for a total of 15 - could use some help =

[glorgau]

Good cross training opportunity.

[50sDad]

From the other perspective, it sounds like most of these special skills would be of extra help in rebuilding Irap’s infrastruction in the aftereffect of the Surge.