50,000 involuntary soldiers caught in stop-loss program

I'm willing to argue over whether the "stop-loss" program is a backdoor draft, but involuntarily retaining soldiers who have fulfilled their contractual commitment seems very wrong to me. And there have been 50,000 cases, a football stadium's worth.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has forced about 50,000 soldiers to continue serving after their voluntary stints ended under a policy called "stop-loss," but while some dispute its fairness, court challenges have fallen flat.