Huh?
I thought the military was meeting recruiting goals with little problem.
Of course, the Boston Globe is a mite prejudice.
I guess the MSM and the Boston Globe have given up trying to say that the US Military is not meeting their recruiting goals, and decided to attack what they might do.
I thought the military met it's goals or
had exceeded them.
What they need to do is to make the military an attractive place for people to volunteer for. Patriotic young adults are in good supply, but the military is saddled with a lot of PC baggage that makes it unattractive. It's also an increasingly high tech, skill oriented line of work. Why is some guy who can make another $50k in salary on the outside put up with being treated like a chump by his unit? The Army in particular has a horrificly inept HR and finance system. Motivated patriotic people looking for adventure instead find bureaucracy, apathy and incompetence from their organization, and tend to drift away.
Almost every one of the best soldiers I've worked with drifted away, because they felt out of place in the increasingly nanny-like Army. You want skilled, motivated warriors, you need to earn them. You want cheap labor who will put up with incompetent leadership, you need to outsource.
Our recruiting problems are a lot more systemic than the raw numbers indicate. Thats why the generals are exploring other options. They can see the writing on the wall.
It's the Boston Globe
The paper that is still pulling for King George III to win
I agree, where did that come from?