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Army in Worst Recruiting Slump in Decades
WASHINGTON - The Army is closing the books on one of the leanest recruiting years since it became an all-volunteer service three decades ago, missing its enlistment target by the largest margin since 1979 and raising questions about its plans for growth.
Many in Congress believe the Army needs to get bigger — perhaps by 50,000 soldiers over its current 1 million — in order to meet its many overseas commitments, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Army already is on a path to add 30,000 soldiers, but even that will be hard to achieve if recruiters cannot persuade more to join the service.
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Originally posted by skippytjc
#2 "in decades" means what? About the time of the last war. Makes sense huh? Man I am so sick of the people twisting things to fir their agendas...
Originally posted by skippytjc
#1 The people NOT showing up at the recruiters right now are the people who were just their for the benefits in the first place, i.e. a large percentage of people who never had any intention of fighting but were willing to risk it. But now that war is all but guaranteed, they are staying clear. The people who are willing to defends and fight for their countries are still signing up as always.
Man I am so sick of the people twisting things to fir their agendas...
So basically what these nimrods are saying is this: "Hey, people don’t sign up as much when a war is going on!" Really Brainiac?
I bet if you were inclined (you aren’t) you would look up the recruiting numbers from previous conflicts and see nothing but a consistent trend. But you won’t because that would not show your agenda in the light you want it too.
Originally posted by Codger
Since the majority of the population voted for the war I don't understand the recruiting shortfall. Does this mean that those that voted for it didn't go and volunteer to fight it right after casting their votes?
Originally posted by Codger
Since the majority of the population voted for the war I don't understand the recruiting shortfall. Does this mean that those that voted for it didn't go and volunteer to fight it right after casting their votes?
Originally posted by Bikereddie
No one voted for this War, it was brought upon us by our Governments who bull S**ted us into believing there was some thing more sinister.
one voice for the people by the people
Oh, by the way, if you're naive enough to believe that your elected officials actually vote based on your beliefs and opinions, I feel very sorry for you.
Schoomaker said recruiting problems are offset by high retention among active divisions, especially in units that have served or are serving in Iraq. He said the Army has exceeded its personnel retention goal by 9 percent, with soldiers in the Third Infantry Division -- now on its second tour in Iraq -- reenlisting at 112 percent of the goal. The First Cavalry Division has the highest reenlistment rate, at 138 percent of the goal, according to the Army. All 10 of the Army's divisions are surpassing retention estimates.