After his service with the Guard ended in 2006, commanders called and said he was AWOL from drills.
”What especially didn't feel good was being called a deserter," Patrick said. "That did not sit well with me."
Patrick never re-enlisted. The signatures and hand-written initials looked nothing like his. Somebody had signed him up for another year.
"I think they need people," Patrick said. "They're down on recruiting and we need people. We have two wars to fight'
Larry Korb, former assistant secretary of defense, says today's citizen soldiers are being used almost as full-time warriors, so recruiting quality personnel has become more difficult.
