Just as the we are finding out that the VA has been hiding suicide statistics for veterans...

"...In another email, he acknowledged that an average of 18 war veterans manage to kill themselves each day - five of whom were under VA care at the time. "

... it now turns out that rather than ending 'stop-loss' as the president promised, its use is on the rise because, according to the Pentagon:

"Secretary Gates understands the hardship stop loss poses to our troops and their families, but he also understands the need to maintain cohesive units on the battlefield throughout deployment. Troops who have trained together and fought together should remain together."

W4B: Perhaps forever?