Legal Challenge to Pentagon's 'Stop-Loss' Program

By Eric Niiler

Published August 18, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

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NPR's Eric Niiler reports on a legal challenge to the Pentagon's "stop-loss" program -- a policy that allows the U.S. military to keep troops from leaving the service even after their contracts are over.

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Eric Niiler

Eric Niiler reports for NPR's national desk. His work can be heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and other NPR newsmagazines. Before moving to his current post, Niiler was a reporter for NPR's Day to Day program, and also filed pieces for NPR's national and science desks.