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126,000 service members in crosshairs for separation as DoD’s ‘deploy or get out’ policy takes effect
Troops had months to prepare for the Pentagon’s new separation policy. Did they?
By Tara Copp, AP
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DoD exempts wounded warriors from ‘deploy or get out’ policy
The policy provides ways services can retain personnel who would otherwise be let go.
By Tara Copp, AP
Mattis: Deploy-or-get-out rule is about fairness
New rules requiring members of the military to be able to deploy or get out were put in place to ensure fairness in deployment rates, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said.
By Aaron Mehta
It’s official: DoD releases new ‘deploy or get out’ policy
DoD estimates as much as 14 percent of the military is currently non-deployable.
By Tara Copp, AP