US army battles to keep soldiers: "The US army is introducing a series of measures to prevent soldiers serving in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan from leaving the service.
Those who were planning to retire or leave in the next few months will now have to remain with their unit.
Soldiers whose terms of enlistment have expired will be offered up to $10,000 to serve another three years.
... it is another sign of the strain the US army is under because of the operation in Iraq."
- posted by geoff @ #