The Washington Post is reporting that the U.S. military is preventing tens of thousands of soldiers from leaving the military by issuing what is known as stop-loss orders. The Post reports 40,000 soldiers including 16,000 members of the National Guard and the reserves, have been prevented from retiring even though they were eligible to leave the service this year. One 42-year-old soldier said, “I’m furious. I’m aggravated. I feel violated. I feel used.”