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The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of April. Active Duty Recruiting:April Monthly:All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for the month of April (below) and have surpassed goals for fiscal year 2008 to date.April 2008:Army Accessions:5,681 Goal:5,650 101%Navy Accessions:2,905 Goal:2,905 100%Marine Corps Accessions:2,233 Goal:1,577 142%Air Force Accessions:2,435 Goal:2,435 100%Active Duty Retention. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps met or exceeded their active duty retention objectives. Reserve Forces Recruiting: April Monthly. All six reserve components have met or exceeded accession goals through April 2008. April 2008: Army National...

<p>Here is the military rotation plan for Iraq, announced Wednesday by acting Army Chief of Staff Gen. John Keane. All newly deploying units will remain in Iraq for one year unless otherwise noted. • 3rd Infantry Division will depart by the end of September and will be replaced by the headquarters and elements of the 82nd Airborne Division. The 82nd will remain in Iraq for only six months.</p>

According to an item on the Drudge Report of Friday, March 29, the Pentagon was apoplectic about a CNN story claiming "the U.S. military is not quite ready for another major war." The CNN report, filed on Thursday morning by Jamie McIntyre, stated that "the U.S. military needs more time to retool its ships, aircraft and weapons, restock munitions and rest the troops." Drudge quotes an unidentified administration official who says "this is one of the most unconscionable stories I've ever seen in my years in public life...How could CNN just tell the world how our troops now need a...