
From the office of
Senator Jim Webb (D-VA):
Washington, DC—Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) announced today that the Military Officers Association of America (
MOAA) and Major General Robert B. Newman Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, have expressed support for his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act requiring that active-duty units and troops have at least equal time at home as the length of their previous deployments for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. The amendment also sets a minimum 1-to-3 year ratio for National Guard and Reserve units and members.
In a letter endorsing
Senator Webb’s amendment, Vice Admiral Norbert Ryan, Jr., USN (Ret.), President of MOAA, wrote: “On behalf of the 368,000 members of MOAA, I am writing to express MOAA’s support for your amendment that would support our military men and women by establishing standards for dwell time between consecutive operational deployments. (
read the entire letter here)
UPDATE 7/11/07: The
Republicans have successfully filibustered this amendment, showing that they do not care about the troops at all.
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