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Transcript: CHIEFS CONTINUALLY EXAMINE DIFFERING COMBAT TOUR LENGTHS
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- Regulatory Intelligence Data
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- January 4, 2006
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Regulatory Intelligence Data
01-04-2006
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2006 - The service chiefs continue to examine how
long servicemembers should serve in Iraq, but for now they are satisfied
the tour lengths are about right, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
said Jan. 3.
Marine Gen. Peter Pace, who was flying back after leading a weeklong
USO trip to the U.S. Central Command area of operations, said the service
chiefs have examined the policy carefully over the past two years.
Iraq tour lengths are different among the services. Airmen generally
are deployed for four months. Marines and sailors serve about seven months.
Soldiers generally spend a year with "boots on -the ...
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...The U.S. Department of Defense's American Forces Information Service issued the following press release: The U.S. commander in South Korea wants to re-examine the tour length for personnel assigned to the peninsula. Army Gen. B.B. Bell said in an interview that he will speak with defense leaders
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