Keep in mind that the additional troops could be sent in to relieve the ones that have been there. NG, USAR are only allowed a certain number of "active duty days" a year. However, if 1000 need to be relieved but 3000 are being sent it, then they are increasing the troops!
Not "allowed a certain number of AD days", it's required to have a minimum number of days a year to count as a "good year" toward retirement.
There's another cap at 180 consecutive days of State Active Duty, but that doesn't apply here- it only has to do with who's footing the bill, state or fed.
I guess my long-winded point was that the rank-and-file don't know WTF is going on or what the mission will be once they hit ground. Smart leaders will tell their troopies to shut their pieholes and not talk scuttlebutt in front of civilians. Hence the "no election talk".
I think the OP is concluding that since they're being told not to talk about X, X is why they're there. It's a leap of logic, a fallacy commonly committed by the E4 mafia.
Keep in mind that the additional troops could be sent in to relieve the ones that have been there. NG, USAR are only allowed a certain number of "active duty days" a year. However, if 1000 need to be relieved but 3000 are being sent it, then they are increasing the troops!
Not "allowed a certain number of AD days", it's required to have a minimum number of days a year to count as a "good year" toward retirement.
There's another cap at 180 consecutive days of State Active Duty, but that doesn't apply here- it only has to do with who's footing the bill, state or fed.
I understand. But, each unit has a mission and I guarantee this is NOT it.
I guess my long-winded point was that the rank-and-file don't know WTF is going on or what the mission will be once they hit ground. Smart leaders will tell their troopies to shut their pieholes and not talk scuttlebutt in front of civilians. Hence the "no election talk". I think the OP is concluding that since they're being told not to talk about X, X is why they're there. It's a leap of logic, a fallacy commonly committed by the E4 mafia.
Exactly, you don't add more people each time if you're just supposed to be rotating people out.
Don't understand "transfers" if your friend is in NG.