Army Reenlistments are way up

Army reenlistments are up. I wonder if the soldiers know something the critics don't? And if you think it's all due to the reenlistment bonuses, you probably haven't served, although an Army officer who has served has a different point of view. See below.

US Army Reenlistment FY 95-07
Year Mission Actual %
FY07 62,000 69,777 112.0%
FY06 64,200 67,307 104.8%
FY05 64,162 69,512 108.3%
FY04 56,100 60,010 107.0%
FY03 51,000 54,151 106.2%
FY02 56,800 58,237 102.5%
FY01 64,000 64,982 101.5%
FY00 68,000 71,318 104.9%
FY99 65,000 71,147 109.5%
FY98 62,125 63,083 101.5%
FY97 79,959 79,564 99.5%
FY96 73,070 72,990 99.9%
FY95 72,610 72,127 99.3%

Bill Barderwerper has his own explanation in a NYT Opinion Piece. Here's an excerpt:

"Supposedly impressive re-enlistment rates are cited as evidence that soldiers enthusiastically support the war effort. In reality, these retention numbers are more the result of the “stop-loss” policy, where soldiers are required to remain in the Army after their contracts have expired if their units are deployed or ordered to deploy soon. My platoon’s infantrymen expected to be “stop-lossed” and some felt they might as well cash in on the re-enlistment bonuses if they were going to be forced to stay in the Army anyway."