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Sunday, February 11, 2018

Deploy or get out: New Pentagon plan could boot thousands of non-deployable troops

A new Defense Department policy could lead to thousands of troops being separated from the military. (Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Air Force)

Service members who have been non-deployable for the past 12 months or more will be separated from the military, based on new Defense Department policies that are under final review.

The “policy will require the services to process members who are non-deployable for 12 consecutive months for admin or disability separation,” according to a draft summary of the policy obtained by Military Times.