Hell, no! They won't go (maybe).

The New York Times's Monica Davey is reporting this morning that members of the Individual Ready Reserve are resisting being called back into duty to support the war efforts in Iraq. They are filing suit, failing to show up, or requesting delays. ("Former G.I.'s, Ordered to War, Fight Not to Go")

The Malcontent is still waiting for the blog-handy link to the Times story to show up, but until then, a quote:

In the last few months, the Army has sent notices to more than 4,000 former soldiers informing them that they must return to active duty, but more than 1,800 of them have already requested exemptions or delays, many of which are still being considered.

NYT says there are 110,000 members of the Individual Ready Reserve in the U.S., essentially former warfighters who could be called to active duty, despite the fact that they have not been training as reservists. The backdoor draft has begun in earnest.