Volunteer, Shmolunteer

U.S. soldiers at the end of their terms of service are finding out that the volunteer force they joined has backed out on its end of the deal. The stop-loss program that the link will talk about essentially allows the military to extend the tour of duty of a soldier despite his initial contract. Snip:

"When you sign up for the military, you're saying, 'I'll give you, say, six years and then after six years I get my life back.' And they're saying, 'No, really, we can extend you indefinitely.'"