[JoeGar]

The NYT headline is misleading. Near the end of the article it states, "In 2001, but before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, 9.3 percent of the Army's young officers left active duty at their first opportunity. By 2002, the number of those junior officers leaving at their first opportunity dropped to 7.1 percent, and in 2003, only 6.3 percent opted out. But the number grew to 8.3 percent in 2004 and 8.6 percent in 2005." Therefore, fewer officers today are leaving active duty than before 9/11.

[68skylark]

Yeah, their chart (posted at comment #2, I think) shows the same thing -- fewer officers are leaving now than before 9/11.