by Frank James
Yet more evidence of the strain the Army is under because of the Iraq War as it tries to meet its goal of 80,000 new recruits this year. Army Times reports that the Army has ordered 1,106 soldiers, former recruiters, away from their current assignments and back to recruiting duty starting on Friday.
Army officials said recently that they were having significant difficulties getting new recruits because of the unpopularity of the Iraq War. Parents and other key "influencers" were successfully talking many would-be candidates from joining the military, according to those officials.
Thus the surge in recruiters to try and turn things around. And as the Army Times story notes, the recruiters will have the incentive to work hard since they will be eligible for a $2000 payment for each recruit they bring in who completes "initial entry training" which sounds like another way of saying basic training.
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Comments
I really believe that the draft should be re-instated. Or I am a firm believer of taking ( bad boys/girls ) them off to the services
Posted by: Jeff_Weseman | July 25, 2007 11:01 AM
We need to treat our soldiers as the adults that they are. It really irks me that a person has returned from Iraq and is denied the ability to purchase alcoholic beverages because they are "minors". They should be denied joining the military until they are "adults"
Posted by: Bob | July 25, 2007 11:34 AM
There are plenty of supporters for the cause. Sign up Paulo, Bruce and John D and the rest of the 25% that think Bush is on the right path.
Posted by: Marko | July 25, 2007 11:52 AM
Here was a missed oportunity for Army recruiters.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-blumenthal/generation-chickenhawk-t_b_56676.html
Posted by: Catherine | July 25, 2007 12:33 PM
..."Sign up Paulo, Bruce and John D and the rest of the 25% that think Bush is on the right path."...
...please, doesn't our military have enough problems to deal with without adding these three fair-weather patriots to the mix...
Posted by: The Original BZ | July 25, 2007 12:42 PM
The Original BZ,
Thanks for that! It made my day!
Posted by: Doug Zook | July 25, 2007 1:00 PM
$2000 a head, huh?
Why don't they ask Jenna and Barbara? How about their cousins?
Posted by: athena | July 25, 2007 1:21 PM
if you voted for this idiot, you should be obligated to send you child, girl or boy, old or young, bush needs you now! go support you man.
Posted by: linda | July 25, 2007 3:30 PM
Have The Twins enlisted yet? Or will they continue hiding out in some other country until Chimpy retires?
Posted by: Joe Hilyard | July 25, 2007 11:42 PM