Once Again, The Regular Army Screws the National Guard

Over 1100 members of the Minnesota National Guard were deployed to Iraq for 22 months.

Their orders had them deployed for 229 days, more than any other unit. However, if they had been deployed for 730 days, they would have gotten more than three times the educational benefits under the new GI Bill.

This is about two tings, the Bush Admin and the Pentagon wanting to run the war on the cheap, and the general disdain that the regular army has for the guard and reserves.

It's penny wise and pound foolish. Their retention rate on these soldiers will be a lot less than it would have been.