Is Laying Off 30,000 U.S. Army Soldiers A Breach Of Trust?

Downsizing Army May Lay Off Veteran Soldiers. Is That A Breach Of Trust? -- Anna Mulrine, Christian Science Monitor

Thomas Lamont, the assistant secretary of the Army, told lawmakers that the Army may have to lay off as many as 30,000 soldiers in its attempt to trim its ranks and meet budget cuts.

As many as 30,000 soldiers could be laid off in the next five years amid the Army’s efforts to trim its ranks by nearly 90,000 personnel, a plan that is generating criticism from lawmakers who accuse the Pentagon of “breaking trust” with troops who have been repeatedly deployed during a decade of war.

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My Comment: If I made the choice of serving in the Army as a career .... where I was then deployed to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan .... followed by being laid off. Yup .... from my point of view it would be a breach of trust. And what is worse is if sequestration does happen .... that 30,000 lay-off number can easily escalate to an even higher number.