Stop-Loss: A serious and moving effort, but what about that three-letter word?

The US militarys Stop-Loss policy is a loophole in a soldiers contract that allows for a term of military service to be involuntarily extended. Being Stop-Lossed, or recycled back to a war zone, is commonly referred to as a back-door draft. Congress first gave Stop-Loss authority to the Department of Defense after conscription ended in the wake of the Vietnam war.

Peirce became aware of the practice from her brother who, at 18, enlisted in the armed forces after the September 11 terrorist attacks and was sent to Iraq.

Lyrics in the rap song Matter of Time by 4th25, used in the films opening and closing credits, If only I hadnt a been to some of the places I had been. If only I wouldnt a seen what I saw. Maybe I could feel again, add weight to the films argument that thousands of youth are losing their lives and humanity in the criminal enterprise.

The talented Peirce has not made a movie since her 1999 debut feature film, the acclaimed Boys Dont Cry, the true story of a Nebraska transgender teenager, Brandon Teena, who was raped and murdered in 1993.