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Thousands of Israeli reservists move into Gaza

Thousands of Israeli reservists began moving into the Gaza Strip on Monday, signaling that Israel could be ready to escalate its campaign to silence Hamas rocket attacks and enter a new and more punishing phase of its 2-week-old war.

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Legislation will extend home loan benefits to Oregon Guard and Reservists
Source: Oregon Senate Democrats.com

SALEM – The senate backed a resolution to be referred to Oregon voters this afternoon that aligns the ORVET home loan program with the federal Veterans' Affairs program.

snopes.com: Sears Military Pay
Source: New Urban Legends

I have been reading and watching news reports of employers that have been less than supportive of returning reservists.

Restoring the Draft: No Panacea
Source: TIME

Even as there's talk inside the Pentagon of extending the troop surge in Iraq well into 2008, the U.S. military remains in a vise, crushed between the demands of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that have made recruiting more difficult.

Soldiers turn on Israel
Source: thescotsman.scotsman.com

Israeli army reservists who until a week ago were warring with Hezbollah in Lebanon, yesterday launched a bid to topple leaders of the government and army for alleged failures during the war.

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Venezuela aims for biggest military reserve in Americas
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Around 500,000 Venezuelans will start a four-month military training programme today to turn them into members of the country's territorial guard. They are the first group of a total of 2m Venezuelan civilians who have so far signed up to become armed reservists.

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