A friend of mine (Blackhawk pilot) is currently over there in Tuzla, Bosnia. He got called up last fall, spent quit a lot of time at Ft. Riley and Ft. Rucker (he calls it Mother Rucker ::lol::) and then got sent over in about January.
I don't know what to think about this announcement of Rummys. It will be interesting to see how he divvy's up the responsibility, and how it will affect what equipment and training the reserves get.
I do know that the deployments are rough on the reservists, especially if they repeat frequently, and would make it more likely for them to want out if their lives keep getting disrupted. Most of the guys in my friends unit are in their late 30s to early 40s, have regular jobs, families, etc - they aren't single 20 year old firebreathers anymore.
I don't think that any of them would have a problem chucking everything if their country was threatened, but sending them in to clean up after every tin-pot dictator is getting a little old. I wish the rest of the world would learn to clean up after itself!
LQ