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11/08/2004 01:08:20 AM · #1 |
My own "contractual obligation" ended in 2001, so this hits close to home:
David M. Miyasato enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1987, served three years of active duty during the first Gulf War and received an honorable discharge in 1991. He remained on inactive status for five more years, until 1996. Since then, the Kaua'i resident has married, started an auto window tinting business and this year, he and his wife had their first child.
David Miyasato is suing the Secretary of the Army for recalling him to active duty. He had been told to report to a South Carolina facility.
But in September, Miyasato received a letter from the Army recalling him to active duty and directing him to report to a military facility in South Carolina on Tuesday.
"I was shocked," Miyasato said yesterday. "I never expected to see something like that after being out of the service for 13 years."
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"My belief is that the Army is hard-pressed to recruit enough troops to send to Iraq and they're activating reserves as means to avoid implementing the draft," he said. "I think problems will increase as more and more people are resistant to participating in the war."
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"I fulfilled my contract," he said. "I just want to move on from this, and I'm optimistic that I'll be successful."
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//the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Nov/06/ln/ln10p.html
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11/08/2004 01:18:02 AM · #2 |
| I just got finished my 8 year obligation in May so this also hits close to home. Miyasato did say he that he isn't contesting this because of his feeling towards the war in Iraq but because he fulfilled his obligation. Bottom line, if you fulfilled your obligation to the country you shouldn't be called up for active duty. Whether you support the war in Iraq or not. |
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11/08/2004 08:52:56 AM · #3 |
| Dead poeple have received summonses to report for Jury Duty, too. Mistakes happen. I'm presuming that this is one of them. There is obviously more to the story than reported. To me, this is a knee-jerk reaction. |
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