Biden calls up US military reserve units to deploy to active duty in Europe

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A presidential action posted by the White House on Thursday revealed that the President, under his authority as Commander-in-chief, is calling up US military units to deploy to active duty in Europe under what is being called Operation Atlantic Resolve.

Operation Atlantic Resolve is the official name of the unofficial operation supporting the war in Ukraine, and is in response to Russia's invasion of the Donbass region. Operation Atlantic Resolve has been funded under the European Deterrence Initiative, and is intended, thus far, to strengthen NATO. The US has military in Eastern Europe, but has not called on Americans to fight to defend Ukraine.

"I hereby determine that it is necessary to augment the active Armed Forces of the United States for the effective conduct of Operation Atlantic Resolve in and around the United States European Command’s area of responsibility," President Joe Biden said.

As such, he authorized the ordering of any active duty units of the Coast Guard to serve as a unit of the Selected Reserve. The Selected Reserve is the "the most readily available group of Army Reserve Soldiers," according to the US Military.

All members of the Selected Reserve can be mobilized in the event that an emergency arises and they are called upon to do so.

"In furtherance of this operation," Biden said, "under the stated authority, I hereby authorize the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, under their respective jurisdictions, to order to active duty any units, and any individual members not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit of the Selected Reserve, or any member in the Individual Ready Reserve mobilization category and designated as essential under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, not to exceed 3,000 total members at any one time, of whom not more than 450 may be members of the Individual Ready Reserve, as they deem necessary, and to terminate the service of those units and members ordered to active duty."

President Biden is readying military forces to deploy to Europe. He made a promise to the American people in March 2022 that US troops would not be sent to fight in Ukraine on behalf of that nation's borders or in service to waging war against Russia.

https://thepostmillennial.com/break...-duty-in-europe-in-operation-atlantic-resolve
 
Democrats love them some war.

Did you think the Democrats were just going to sit and watch Putin murder everyone in the Ukraine, destroy, and then steal their country?

Because if you did, YOU MUST BE AS STUPID AS POOTY PIE!

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Did you think the Democrats were just going to sit and watch Putin murder everyone in the Ukraine, destroy, and then steal their country?

Because if you did, YOU MUST BE AS STUPID AS POOTY PIE!

putin2-uproxx.jpg

Haven't you fools been telling us that Ukraine is winning?

Why do we need troops over there then?
 
Did you think the Democrats were just going to sit and watch Putin murder everyone in the Ukraine, destroy, and then steal their country?

Because if you did, YOU MUST BE AS STUPID AS POOTY PIE!

putin2-uproxx.jpg

Oh,....so then Democrats were fully on board with the first invasion of Iraq then. Good to know.
 
Democrats MUST have loved operation "Restore hope" in Somalia too. That Papa Bush was one awesome defender of freedom huh....:cool:
 
WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?!!!!!!!!! :palm: You are kidding right?

No! I am serious.

Now these 3,000 lucky troops get to go to Europe and draw full military combat pay- without actually going to war.

They will be giving the troops already stationed in Poland breaks, so that they can come home and visit their families, that have been there since the start of the war training Ukraine Combat soldiers, and working in their supply chain!

Man, I wish I was young enough to get to go do all that! Reservists usually never get to go do anything really- or even make decent pay!

THE ARMY IS NOT JUST A JOB- IT IS AN ADVENTURE!

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/13/biden-military-reservists-europe-deployment-00106271
 
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No! I am serious.

Now these 3,000 lucky troops get to go to Europe and draw full military combat pay- without actually going to war.

They will be giving the troops already stationed in Poland breaks, so that they can come home and visit their families, that have been there since the start of the war training Ukraine Combat soldiers, and working in their supply chain!

Man, I wish I was young enough to get to go do all that! Reservists usually never get to go do anything really- or even make decent pay!

THE ARMY IS NOT JUST A JOB- IT IS AN ADVENTURE!


https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/13/biden-military-reservists-europe-deployment-00106271

That's the Navy, Mr. Lizard. It's not just a job, it's an adventure.:doh:
 
It sounds to me like they are calling up 3,000 reservists to fill out units that are short of personnel. My bet is most are schlock jobs like storekeepers and security guards. That's because reservists who are in things like combat arms take time to do refresher training before they can fill a billet. Somebody that is inventorying goods in a warehouse, or a security guard takes only a few weeks of training to be qualified and if those billets are not filled, the reservists fill them.

They might pull some particular skilled reservists they need based on qualifications and civilian employment as well. Usually, these are technical types where their civilian skills crossover to what the military needs like say a diesel mechanic.

It's likely being done to flesh out units for this exercise due to massive recruiting shortfalls caused by Joke Biden's push for the military being 'woke.'
 
Because it is cheaper instead of sending them overseas.

Plus the coast guard helps with smuggling and trafficking and over there they are going to be doing nothing at all.

Actually, in my experience, the Coast toasties get screwed being called up for duty overseas. In Bahrain where I was stationed for a while, sailors E-4 and above were billeted in Manama (the major city there) two to a flat. Chiefs (me) got their own flat. My per diem was $105 a day as a Chief. The Coast Guard E-6 and below were quartered 4 to a flat and got less than half the per diem the Navy got. Even their Chiefs got the lower per diem rate.

The E-1 to 3 got put in the base barracks (which I cited for hundreds of building code violations in inspections) two to a room. Most of the Marines and British Gurkhas were in the base security barracks (which I cited for hundreds of building code violations...).
 
Actually, in my experience, the Coast toasties get screwed being called up for duty overseas. In Bahrain where I was stationed for a while, sailors E-4 and above were billeted in Manama (the major city there) two to a flat. Chiefs (me) got their own flat. My per diem was $105 a day as a Chief. The Coast Guard E-6 and below were quartered 4 to a flat and got less than half the per diem the Navy got. Even their Chiefs got the lower per diem rate.

The E-1 to 3 got put in the base barracks (which I cited for hundreds of building code violations in inspections) two to a room. Most of the Marines and British Gurkhas were in the base security barracks (which I cited for hundreds of building code violations...).

You know far more than I do about this apparently.
 
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