Pentagon: Mattis’ 'deploy or get out' policy is working
By COREY DICKSTEIN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: October 2, 2018
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has reduced the number of servicemembers listed as undeployable by more than 100,000 in the eight months since the Pentagon announced its new ‘deploy or out’ policy, defense officials said Tuesday.
As of Aug. 31, 126,000 servicemembers, or roughly 6 percent of the military’s total force, which includes active duty, reserve and National Guard troops, were listed in a nondeployable status, according to the Pentagon. In January, just before Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced he would implement the new policy, the Pentagon reported there were 235,000 troops, or 11 percent of the force, listed as nondeployable.
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