The Army’s National Guard and Reserve are bracing for possible new and accelerated call-ups — spurred by high demand for U.S. troops in Iraq — that leaders caution could undermine the citizen’soldier force as it struggles to rebuild.

Two Army National Guard combat brigades with about 7,000 troops have been identified recently in classified rotational plans for possible special deployment to Iraq, according to senior Army and Pentagon officials, who asked that the specific units not be named. One brigade could be diverted to Iraq next year from another assignment, and the other could be sent there in 2008, a year ahead of schedule.

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