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...reservists on duty in Europe, and what they heard was sobering. The reservists said their status is becoming a liability with employers, and some have begun to omit any mention of their service in their r?sum?s. They complained that their families are not treated like those of active military personnel. When reservists sign up for a second year in Europe, for instance, they have to pay tuition to send their children to schools on military bases, and when their families come to visit, they are not eligible for the free travel afforded to families of active military when space...
...many in Congress, the inevitable answer is to increase the number of full-time personnel, an idea the Pentagon has resisted. But Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said last week that it was "not a good thing" to rely so heavily on reservists for peacekeeping. "You're going to call people up every other year," he noted, "which isn't what they really sign...
...Reality check: Hans Blix was appointed head of UNMOVIC in 1999. UNMOVIC differed from its predecessor, UNSCOM, in that it hired its own personnel with a budget drawn from the oil-for-food program. UNSCOM had relied on personnel seconded by intelligence services of the UN member states, and the result was that its independence was compromised by officials conducting espionage work on behalf of their own governments. So Blix's appointment and UNMOVIC's staffing policies were a done deal, and were not up for review in the wake of President Bush's address. Curiously, also, President Bush...
...upwards of 14 teams have him on their draft board. His agent has told him he could go as early as the fifth round. Popular wisdom lately says that he could even be selected ahead of superstar wideout Carl Morris, whose 40-yard dash time has not wowed scouting personnel at recent workouts...
...late personnel switch and the team’s first dual meet of the season may have contributed to disappointing results...