Probably true.
Not easy if you are professional military. But doable--maybe.
At present, I am inclined to bet they continue to play the game on this side of the table--that is, they will continue to let people off the deployment. We will see how long that lasts.
I will also say that I am personally a little concerned because this is the eighth or ninth time I write here what they will do next and they do it within twenty-four hours.
Because they're reading your posts?