Army to shift $1 billion to recruiting,
retention efforts; rely more on reserves
as ranks shrink
Posted By: Ribicon, 7/23/2022 9:25:33 AM
The Army will shift about $1 billion to recruiting programs and will rely more heavily on reserve units as its ranks dwindle and the service struggles to attract new soldiers, Army officials said in a memo this week that described a high-stakes “war for talent” that confronts America’s armed forces and comes at a crucial moment for national security. Faced with demographic shifts and a red-hot civilian job market, Army officials said the number of active-duty soldiers is expected to drop considerably over the next several years.(Snip)Recruitment officials for the Air Force, Navy and Marines say they are facing similar challenges.
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Lloyd Austin and Medals Milley are doing a fantastic job. As are the Republicans, who as usual are sitting on their hands while the Democrats dismantle the machinery. They could spend $100 billion and still have recruiting problems because few want to join the woke LGBTQI+ US military, which openly hates White people and American history (to include the Southern side), and which cannot win wars, and is used to defend foreign interests while ignoring our own.