Two Michigan units get extension orders

[Judi Lynn]

Thursday, September 11, 2003


Two Michigan units get extension orders


By Associated Press


LANSING -- Two Michigan National Guard units have received orders that their tour of duty has been extended for a year, the National Guard said.

The two units are 140 soldiers of Company A, 156th Signal Battalion, of Kalamazoo, and 22 members of the 745th Ordnance Company of Grayling.

The troops are mobilized under the authority which normally calls for a year of active duty but adds the potential of a year extension, the National Guard said in a statement released Wednesday.

The orders follow the announcement by the Pentagon on Tuesday that National Guard and reservist deployments will be extended.

"This kind of news is never easy to bear," said Maj. Gen. Tom Cutler, adjutant general of the Michigan Army and Air National Guard. (snip/...)

http://www.detnews.com/2003/metro/0309/11/metro-268633.htm

[XEON]

1. It happened for all.

Bush signed them up for the whole 2 years. Does anyone think it won't be more? He will have to stretch with stop lose orders to make sure there will be no draft before the election.

[markus]

2. People in ND are pissed becuase

guard units are being extended and regular army units are coming home. They are *not* happy about this!.

They're not too happy that we sent an engineering batallion to help build Iraq, and all they've done is build security berms for U.S. encampments.