The military will phase out its "stop loss" program, the contentious practice of holding troops beyond the end of their enlistments, for all but extraordinary situations, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Wednesday."Special compensation" of $500/month will be paid to stop-lossed soldiers, retroactive to October 1, 2008.
Instead, the military will use incentives programs to encourage personnel to extend their service.
...Currently, the Army is the only service that uses the stop-loss program. As of January, 13,217 soldiers had tours extended under the stop-loss policy.
Gates: Goodbye, Stop-Loss
Pentagon to phase out unpopular 'stop-loss' program:
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