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US Army falls 25% short of recruiting goal
Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy dip into pools of delayed entry applicants to meet goals
US Army falls 25% short of recruiting goal
The U.S. Army fell short of its recruitment goal by 25% this year, as Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy dipped into pools of delayed entry applicants to meet goals.
www.foxnews.com
The Army fell about 15,000 soldiers — or 25% — short of its recruitment goal this year, officials confirmed Friday, despite a frantic effort to make up the widely expected gap in a year when all the military services struggled in a tight jobs market to find young people willing and fit to enlist.
While the Army was the only service that didn't meet its target, all of the others had to dig deep into their pools of delayed entry applicants, which will put them behind as they begin the next recruiting year on Saturday.
The worsening problem stirs debate about whether America’s fighting force should be restructured or reduced in size if the services can't recruit enough, and could also put added pressure on the National Guard and Reserve to help meet mission requirements.
Commentary:
To the Progressive Maoist/DSA Democrat Commie left, everything is about power, money and material things.
They don’t understand the deeper drives, even biological drives.
What did Joey and his Merry Maoist Commies expect? The military is being politically forced to go more and more woke. They're ignoring the fact that the majority of military recruits come from the Southern and Midwestern middle class, People who have no use for woke policies.
Career military enlisted families are under paid and forced to apply for food stamps.
Maybe they should pay more?
Not one branch of the US military made their recruiting goals in the last year. That’s a huge problem around the entire economy.
No one wants to serve in the more 'Inclusive Army'. Could it be that serving a corrupt government that focuses on things like gender identity, and equity puts off those that love their country and are most capable of serving.