Pink slips while deployed?

[BryanK]

Could anyone shed any light as to how this could possibly be considered a smart move? Especially considering all of the current world conflicts worsening as I type this?

http://nypost.com/2014/07/09/sending-pink-slips-to-a-war-zone/

[Pete]

As an old major told me one time "Bad news don't get better with age."

The lists come out when they come out wherever everyone is.