[SandRat]

DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for July

[SandRat]

What's that you RATS??? Bring Back the Draft?? We can't maintain the numbers without the Draft???

Guess again you RATS!

[MinorityRepublican]

Even if we go to war with Iran and suffer casualties in the thousands, we will still find enough young men to volunteer despite what the New York Times say.

[SamAdams76]

So what was all that yip-yip-yapping I heard around here not too long ago about the armed services not meeting their recruitment targets?

[Jubal Harshaw]

Waitaminute. If the services are meeting their recruitment goals, why are they also demanding involuntary extension of service? Just a few weeks ago, there was a story about a unit that was on it's way home; then, with 24 hours notice, they were told that they would not be deactivated, but would be sent back to Iraq. If the military has enough people, then why do things like that?

There's a conflict between:

(1) what the bureau of personnel DOES (keep people for involuntarily tour extensions)

And:

(2) what the DOD SAYS (recruitment goals are being met).

The most likely explanation for this conflict is that the DOD is being less than forthcoming. My best guess is that the recruitment "goals" are generated only after recruitment numbers (or good estimates thereof) are in, and that those "goals" are picked to make the actual recruitment numbers look good. If that's true, then the "fact" that recruitment goals are being met may not be a useful piece of data.

[PGalt]

Thanks to all who have served, all who are serving, and all who will serve in the future.

You are America's finest.

[Past Your Eyes]

"...the Marine Corps hit 112 percent"

Gung Ho!!

[rlmorel]

(Listening for this in the MSM...)

[vox humana]

CNN is deeply disappointed.