[68skylark]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that for the past few years the Army has been working with a temporary overstrength goal of 30,000 soldiers. I thought that Congress merely changed those 30,000 slots from temporary into permanent. So in that case, I don't think there's going to be any big jump in recruiting goals at this time.

[Wristpin]

A couple of years ago Rumsfeld decided to reduce the Air Force and Navy in order to prop up the the Army and Marines. When they do that 40,000 Sailors and Marines don't just show up for work the next day as Sailors and Marines. Budgets have to be adjusted and the recruiting and training pipes need to get ready for the flood. It would seem to me that this is about the time that they have the go ahead to start recruiting those new troops.

I hope thats the case anyway.