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Originally Posted by lrd
Not to get the discussion off track, but a note:
The Air Force and the Navy are turning people away.
There are also folks going Blue to Green. http://www.goarmy.com/btg/index.jsp
Our local Army recruiter told me last week that "business was picking up again."
It seems to go in cycles. |
Military was the wrong term to use in my earlier text.
Regarding the Blue to Green:
"Stars and Stripes" Mideast edition June 29, 2005;
375 airmen and sailors have used the program. I would call this insignificant!
My concern is for the "boots on the ground" not the Air Force and Navy. In my lay persons view the Army and Marines close proximity to battle is in direct correlation to their recruiting woes.
Those in the know, (read Pentagon) submitted the "Urgent Wartime Support Initiative" to congress on July 19,2005 to address the very issue I was referring to in my earlier post. In this initiative they have asked for Increasing enlistment bonuses up to $40,000, Raising the recruitment age to 42, and increases in Special Duty pay ect.
The fact that the Air Force and Navy are turning people away is a result of those two branches exceeding their authorized strength. I assume their authorized strength is proportional to their role in the GWOT, which has diminished since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Respectfully!