Staff Sgt. Michael Obleton has already done two tours in Iraq, dodging roadside bombs as he drove trucks in Army convoys across the hostile countryside.
He may even return to the front again - a possibility that never occurred to him when he first joined the active Army in 1997, long before the 2003 Iraq invasion and the onset of what has become an increasingly unpopular war.
Obleton knows about the Bush administration's often-touted long war on terror, and he's seen the Iraq insurgency up close. But he's determined to continue the fight. So on Thursday he will stand by the flagpole at Kentucky's Fort Campbell, raise his right hand, and swear once again to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies."
As he recites his oath of service, administered by the Army's No. 2 ranking officer, Gen. Richard Cody, Obleton will become the 64,200th Army soldier to re-enlist this year - allowing the Army to meet its retention goal a full month before the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30.
The U.S. Army has managed to keep many of it's soldiers this year after facing a pretty tough year for 2005. The Army has been able to meet it's recruiting goals so far this year as well.
that is non of my bussiness i just wanna serve the army am i hired or what
08/31/06 09:45:41
cassandra cade wrote:
I am a 37yr old female and i have been denied entry into the army. My recruiter could not or would not help me anymore once she found out I could not get a medical waiver that it would take more information from my doctors. I thought that I was volunteering to join not been made.
08/31/06 12:24:30
RICCARDO DIXON wrote:
I KNOW AGE PLAY A PART IN THE ARMY BUT WHY?WHEN SOME ONE IS IN GOOD DAMN HEALTH WHY THE ARMY SAY NO TO THEM?I AM 48 AND IN GOOD HEALTH BETTER THEN SONE YOUNG MALES OUT THERE AND I LIKE TO GET IN FULL TIME TO FIGHT FOR THE USA AND KEEP OUR WOULD FREE.CAN SOME ONE PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AND HELP ME WITH THIS.MRMAN4040@YAHOO.COM OR CALL ME AT 513 262 1485
09/02/06 10:39:22
alejandro salazar wrote:
I'm looking to join the army, navy, or marines. Definately special forces of some kind. Intense training and dedication is what it is really all about. Unfortunately I "DROPPED" out of school at the young age of 15. BUT regardless of what one may learn in school, it does not always mean you have to pass to gain knowledge. Anybody with information pertaining to getting an Education (GED/Diploma) in any military fields would be appreaciated, please contact me at ------ slntstrk22@yahoo.com ------
09/02/06 23:03:55
Chad wrote:
I don't feel sorry for the army not meeting it recruitment numbers, because i am a 27 year old man who failed a drug test and was removed from the army almost 4 years ago, since then i have been clean and have straightened my life out and would like to get back in but to no avail...i was a great solider just had personal problems that have since been resolved, and i would like to once again fight for my beloved USA.
09/06/06 21:34:32
George wrote:
I am an 18 year old man. I have a problem with my neck. I was wondering if i still could go to the army. I have been interested in the army for a while but i didn't know if i could or not. If you could write me back and tell me if i could or not.
09/07/06 09:06:41
Willy wrote:
I have a wife and 2 kids is there anything they will get while i am away. I still want them to get an education but it will be hard with out there father in the house. Could i bring them with me and have them go to school where i will be.
09/07/06 09:09:51
George & Willy wrote:
Don't write us back because we just got all of your info. in the mail.
