Army, National Guard Fail to Meet Recruitment Goals. Michael Kilian and Deborah Horan.
by Kilian, Michael; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 32Family. Publisher: Chicago Tribune, 2005ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Recruiting and enlistment | United States -- Armed Forces -- Forces in Iraq | U.S. -- Armed Forces -- Reserves | U.S. Army -- Operational readiness | United States Army -- Recruiting | U.S. Army Reserves | U.S. Army National GuardDDC classification: 050 Summary: "A sharp decline in recruitment has raised fears that the Pentagon could soon confront its biggest manpower crisis in two decades....Analysts have been predicting military recruiting problems since the start of the Iraq war. Defense experts say the conflicts there and in Afghanistan, along with other military commitments around the world, have stretched American forces to a dangerous level, while simultaneously dissuading recruits from joining up. Just as the armed forces are facing their most pressing needs since the end of the Vietnam War, many Americans do not see enough of a national cause to warrant joining the military themselves, let alone instituting a draft. That has prompted extraordinary Pentagon outreach efforts, from recruiting campaigns at rock concerts to bonuses up to $150,000 for highly trained special operations troops who re-enlist." (CHICAGO TRIBUNE) This article discusses the grim recruitment outlook and examines some of the creative tactics the military has been using to obtain more enlistees.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Army, National Guard Fail to Meet Recruitment Goals, April 11, 2005; pp. n.p..
"A sharp decline in recruitment has raised fears that the Pentagon could soon confront its biggest manpower crisis in two decades....Analysts have been predicting military recruiting problems since the start of the Iraq war. Defense experts say the conflicts there and in Afghanistan, along with other military commitments around the world, have stretched American forces to a dangerous level, while simultaneously dissuading recruits from joining up. Just as the armed forces are facing their most pressing needs since the end of the Vietnam War, many Americans do not see enough of a national cause to warrant joining the military themselves, let alone instituting a draft. That has prompted extraordinary Pentagon outreach efforts, from recruiting campaigns at rock concerts to bonuses up to $150,000 for highly trained special operations troops who re-enlist." (CHICAGO TRIBUNE) This article discusses the grim recruitment outlook and examines some of the creative tactics the military has been using to obtain more enlistees.
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