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Today, Reservists and National Guard members make up 50 percent of the troops in Iraq, with some having served up to three tours of duty. Over the last 2 ˝ years, more than 300,000 National Guardsmen and Reservists have been called up and more than 45,000 have had their deployments extended. As Guard and reserve units continue to be called to serve extended tours overseas, our part-time “weekend warriors” have become full time soldiers. However, Guard and reserve members continue to be treated separately from the active duty counterparts in areas of benefits, pay and deployment - a practice that lowers retention of current members and keeps many potential recruits from signing up.
In March 2005, I introduced the Reserve Pay and Benefits Modernization Act (H.R. 1169) to address a number of critical needs specifically facing America's Guard and Reserve. The bill would:
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