I read that enlistments are meeting goals for last month and that retention is good too. I know the yearly recruitment will not meet goals. But I find it intersting that those already in are staying in. I also think that the re-election of Bush sent a powerful message to the terrorists. As well as Blair and Howard. Yes the liberal hate America first crowd is a serious problem. But America does have the will to win the war on terror. If you do polls on Gitmo or if we should pull out of Iraq you can see the resolve is there. Not as much as it should be, but it is there.
If enlistment goals were being met or exceeded the left would be incessantly pointing to that fact as an indicator of the stagnant job market.