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The Army has made the biggest comeback, after falling far short of recruiting goals for the past two years. Two years ago, the Army brought in 45,000 recruits, far less than the 60,000 it needed, and last year it again fell 15,000 short of what leaders publicly set as a “stretch goal” of 65,000 recruits.
Created two years ago, the program has been cited as a key reason Army leaders expect that this fall they will reverse several years of recruiting shortfalls. In the budget year that ended Sept ...
The Army fell about 15,000 soldiers, or 25%, short of its 60,000 recruitment goal last year, when all the branches struggled to meet recruiting goals. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said the ...
With half a year to go in the recruiting year, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said she is optimistic about hitting the 55,000 enlistment goal and getting an additional 5,000 recruits for the ...
Headquarters, U.S. Army Recruiting Command. USAREC headquarters is located at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and provides the strategic command and support to the Army's recruiting force. More than 400 officers, enlisted members and civilian employees work in one of the command's eight directorates and 14 staff sections, conducting administration ...
The most prominent concern over the years has been the minimum age for recruitment, which has been 16 for many years. [76] This has now been raised to 18 in relation to combat operations. In recent years, there have been various concerns over the techniques used in (especially) army recruitment in relation to the portrayal of such a career as ...
While the individual augmentee program has been in existence long before the September 11, 2001 attacks, the current use of the program has drawn controversy. [5] One reason is that the program is being used to fill Army vacancies for the sole reason of making up for lower Army recruiting numbers.
The Army fell short of its recruiting goal by about 10,000 people this year, prompting the service to launch major reforms aimed at attracting and signing new soldiers, the Army’s top leaders ...