Yehla Emuva Emigomweni Ye-Pre-War (2011)
Kusuka ku-Army News Service (2005)
I-Army iye yaphakamisa iminyaka yokubhalisa ibe ngu-42 (ye-Active Duty, Reserves, ne-Army National Guard), eyenziwe ngokusemthethweni ngaphansi koMthetho Wezimali Zonyaka ka-2006 .
I-Army yaphakamisa umkhawulo weminyaka yobudala osebenzayo kuze kube ngu-40 ngoJanuwari njengesiyathelo sesikhashana ngenkathi kwenziwa izidingo zokuhlola izidakamizwa ezengeziwe zokuthola iminyaka engama-40 kuya ku-42. Ngaphambi kukaJanuwari, umfakisicelo wayengeke afinyelele usuku lwakhe lokuzalwa lwama-35. Umkhawulo wonyaka we-Army Reserve wakhuliswa kusuka ku-35 kuya ku-40 ngoMashi 2005.
Ukukhulisa isikhathi esiphezulu sokuba ukubhaliswa kwezempi kukhulisa i-pool yokuqasha, kunikeza abantu abathintekayo ithuba lokukhonza nokuqinisa ukulungela ama-Army units. Abesilisa nabesifazane abangaphezu kuka-1 000 abaneminyaka engaphezu kuka-35 sebevele babhalisa kusukela i-Army ne-Army Reserve iphakamisa iminyaka yobudala ibe neminyaka engama-40.
"Okuhlangenwe nakho kubonise ukuthi abaqashi asebekhulile abangakwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo ezingokwenyama zesevisi yezempi ngokuvamile benza amasosha ahle kakhulu.
Bavuthiwe, bashukumisekile, bathembekile futhi banomzwelo, futhi baletha nabo amakhono amakhono kanye nesipiliyoni e-Army yethu, "kusho uColonel Donald Bartholomew, uMnumzane we-US Army Recruiting Command Chief of Staff, uG5.
"Ngokuqinisekile asikulindele ukuthi lolu shintsho luzoholela ekukhuleni okukhulu kwabasebenzi, kodwa kuzobavumela labo bantu abanesithakazelo senkonzo, kodwa nganoma yisiphi isizathu abangenakukwazi ukukhonza esikhathini esidlule ekuphileni kwabo, ithuba lokukhonza isizwe manje, uma isikhathi sifanelekile, "wanezela.
Bonke abafakizicelo kufanele bahlangabezane nezindinganiso zokufaneleka , kufaka phakathi ukudlulisa amazinga ngokomzimba kanye nokuhlolwa kwezokwelapha ; kodwa labo abangama-40 kuya ku-42 bayonikezwa ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha okwengeziwe.
UShannon D. Morris, 36, waseShreveport, La., Ukubhalisa e-US Army wayeyindoda-yeqiniso. Uthe wayefuna ukujoyina kusukela esemusha kodwa akazange athole ithuba.
"Umfowethu wayeseMpi futhi bekulokhu ngifuna ukukwenza," esho. "Ubaba wangikhuthaza ukuba ngikwenze, kodwa ngaba umama esencane futhi lokho okwakubaluleke kakhulu."
UMorris wacabanga ukuthi ulahlekelwe yithuba lakhe, kodwa wafunda ukuthi i-Army ikhulise umkhawulo wayo lapho indodana yakhe, uRobert McLain, iqala ukukhuluma nomqashi wezempi. Uthe lapho indodana yakhe ikhuluma ngesinqumo sakhe, lapho ethanda khona ngokwenza okuthile.
"Lapho uRobert engitshela ukuthi ngingase ngisemncane ngokwanele, amasondo aqala ukuphenduka futhi ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kungase kube yithuba lami lokugcina ukuthola izinzuzo zemfundo yami nokubona izwe."
UMorris uthe umndeni wakhe wamangala ukuthi ufuna ukubhalisa nokukhonza, kodwa basekela izinhlelo zakhe. Umama wakhe wacabanga ukuthi umqondo omuhle futhi umyeni wakhe uRick, oyisikhulu somlilo esifundazweni ozohlala kulo nyaka, naye wamkhuthaza.
"Umfowenu wacabanga ukuthi ngiphilile," usho kanje. "Kodwa futhi wacabanga ukuthi kuhle ukuthi ngenza, futhi ngangingakholelwa ukuthi wonke umuntu wayesekela kanjani kimi. Kwangenza ngiqhenyiswe ukwazi ukuthi bonke bangisemva kwami. "
UMorris, obengumchwepheshe wezobuchwepheshe be-petroleum, ushiye ukuqeqesha okuyisisekelo uMeyi 25 noMcLain balandela uMeyi 30 kuya ku-Fort Benning, eGa., Lapho aqala khona ukuqeqesha ukuba abe uRanger.
Abaningi babo bonke ubudala banelungelo lokubhaliselwa amabhonasi afanayo kanye nezinye izikhuthazo ezisekelwe ezifundweni zabo ngabanye.
* Lesi sihloko senzelwe izinhloso zomlando njengoba iziphakamiso zemingcele yobudala ziye zaphakanyiswa futhi zanciphisa emigqeni yangaphambilini ngesikhathi se-2005-2011. Kodwa-ke, umlando uzoziphindaphinda njalo futhi uma unesidingo, amasosha ayodinga ukufinyelela kubantu asebekhulile, ukhetho olufanele ukugcwalisa izigaba.