Kilian, Michael,
Army, National Guard Fail to Meet Recruitment Goals. Michael Kilian and Deborah Horan. - Chicago Tribune, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 32, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. 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.
1522-3213;
U.S. Army--Operational readiness
United States Army --Recruiting
U.S. Army Reserves
U.S. Army National Guard
Recruiting and enlistment
United States--Armed Forces--Forces in Iraq
U.S.--Armed Forces--Reserves
AC1.S5
050
Army, National Guard Fail to Meet Recruitment Goals. Michael Kilian and Deborah Horan. - Chicago Tribune, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 32, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. 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.
1522-3213;
U.S. Army--Operational readiness
United States Army --Recruiting
U.S. Army Reserves
U.S. Army National Guard
Recruiting and enlistment
United States--Armed Forces--Forces in Iraq
U.S.--Armed Forces--Reserves
AC1.S5
050