GREGORY HOOD • JULY 1, 2022
The military can’t meet recruitment targets. NBC reports that the Army is well below 50 percent of its annual target, with just three months left in the fiscal year. The Air Force is also behind by about 4,000 men. The Coast Guard has filled just over half of the active-duty enlistments it needs. The Marine Corps will probably meet its target, but is struggling. “This is arguably the most challenging recruiting year since the inception of the all-volunteer force [in 1973],” Lt. Gen. David Ottigon told the Senate on April 27. The Space Force will reportedly meet its goal, but the new branch needs only 500 “Guardians.”
Few young Americans are even eligible for military service.
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