"Pentagon Orders Longer Tours for Soldiers in Iraq
WASHINGTON, April 11 — All active-duty Army troops now in Iraq or Afghanistan or headed to either country will serve 15-month tours of duty, up from the usual 12-month tours, effective immediately, the Pentagon announced today...."
Full article at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/world/middleeast/11cnd-military.html?hp
Hmmnn ... I wouldn't exactly call being sent to Iraq for 15 months a tour. Would you?
