As used by the armed services, it signifies the right in time of war to extend a soldier's period of service indefinitely.
Contrast that decision with the insistence of today's administration -- in which Mrs. Cheney's husband plays a key role -- on a "stop loss" policy that can extend a soldier's tour of duty far beyond its normal length.
It took a year and a half for a cover-up that extended from soldiers in the field to generals at the top of the division to unravel -- thanks in large measure to veterans Ron Ridenhour and Ron Haberle and crack investigative reporter Seymour Hersh.
It was a narrative that did not extend to British soldiers, described in Murdoch's letter as idiots and cowards.
These include offering fewer opportunities for officers and soldiers to extend their service".
The Palm Center, a public-policy institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has made a persuasive case that he can order an immediate halt to involuntary discharges of gay servicemen and servicewomen under the same "stop-loss" law that his predecessor used, less admirably, to force soldiers to extend their enlistments.
After WikiLeaks published her documentation of Iraqi torture centers established by the United States, the Iraqi government refused Obama's request to extend immunity to U.S. soldiers who commit criminal and civil offenses there.
They extend their hands and the soldiers shake them except for one soldier who served in Iraq.
The Scottish tradition of hospitality was extended to the soldiers, who stayed with the MacDonalds for two weeks, eating their food, playing cards with their hosts, and flirting with the young ladies.
The measure, introduced last month and then withdrawn, would extend such protection to American soldiers participating in United Nations-approved peacekeeping forces.
The Pentagon now uses the Deployment Extension Incentive Pay program to encourages soldiers to voluntarily extend their deployments.
