Revolting.

Via NY Post:

In a stunning display of callousness, the Defense Department has announced that thousands of soldiers — many serving as commanding officers in Afghanistan — will be notified in the coming weeks that their service to the country is no longer needed.

Last week, more than 1,100 Army captains — the men and women who know best how to fight this enemy because they have experienced multiple deployments — were told they’ll be retired from the Army.

The overall news is not unexpected. The Army has ended its major operations in Iraq and is winding down in Afghanistan. Budget cuts are projected to shrink the Army from its current 520,000 troops to 440,000, the smallest size since before World War II.

What is astonishing is that the Defense Department thought it would be appropriate to notify deployed soldiers — men and women risking their lives daily in combat zones — that they’ll be laid off after their current deployment.

As one Army wife posted on MilitaryFamily.org, “On some level I knew the drawdowns were inevitable, but I guess I never expected to be simultaneously worried about a deployment to Afghanistan and a pink slip because my husband’s service is no longer needed.”

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I got RIF'ed during the wind down of the Viet Nam War. The orders would have reached me, in Viet Nam, around Christmas, 1971. Because I'd been medivaced to the States [skin disease], they didn't catch up with me 'til mid January, 1972. I'd like to say that this RIF is a reflection of the society TOTUS is trying to build, i.e. classless, but it's been done before. Getting told your Country doesn't need you in the middle of a war you're fighting hurts. Trust me.