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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - Military family members, troops and advocates welcomed a Pentagon announcement this week that long or frequent deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan will earn them extra vacation, but some questioned if the policy went far enough. Others said troops would rather have cash.
The Pentagon said Wednesday that active duty troops will accrue an extra day of leave for each month they are deployed more than 12 months in a 3-year period. For the National Guard and reservists, extra vacation kicks in when deployed more than 12 months in a 6-year period.
"If it is going to benefit us for doing a long tour, that's always nice," said Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph Loewy, 26, who served in Iraq three times since 2003 and, if sent back, would likely be entitled to extra leave.
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