All Military Components Meet, Exceed Recruiting Goals

USDOD ^ | 11/13/07 | Jim Garamone

[Fido969]

The first month of fiscal 2008 was a success for all active and reserve military components. In a meeting with Pentagon reporters today, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said all components met or exceeded their recruiting and accession goals for October.

On the active-duty side, the Army made 101 percent of its goal of 4,500, with 4,564 recruits. The Navy made 100 percent of its goal of 2,788 recruits. The Marine Corps made 102 percent of its goal of 2,720, with 2,788 enlisting. The Air Force made 100 percent of its goal of 2,656.

[Fido969]

The military exceeded its FY 07 recruiting goals, and is on track with the FY 08 recruiting.

[SolidWood]

But Murtha said our Military is BROKEN beyond repair! And Billyboy said that only Hillary can fix our ills! I am so confused!/s

[SandRat]

Now that’s not Lord HAW-HAW Reid says. < / sarc

[mdittmar]

Bump!

[Old Sarge]

The Guard and reserve components “did very well” in October, Whitman said. The Air National Guard made 134 percent of its goal of 609 accessions, actually signing up 818 airmen. The Army National Guard also had a very good month, signing up 123 percent of its goal of 4,311 soldiers. The Army Guard signed up 5,305 men and women.

Draft, my arse!

[Lexington Green]

As the Marines say - ‘’recruiting in Texas is like hunting in the zoo.’’

[Red6]

later

[tomnbeverly]

Of course the idiot dems continue to try and undermine our fine young military force for their political agenda but I think most Americans are awake to the threat and are patriotic. At least I hope so.

[omega4179]

I guess 102% want to live hand to mouth.

[omega4179]

Murtha ping

[Pentagon Leatherneck]

But the Lefties all say that our poor young men and women hate it, and the military is broken and we need the draft!

Horse puckey, say I.

[razzle]

How about the goals for minorities, particularly blacks. I’ve heard some black leaders speaking out about fighting the white man’s war and that sort of thing.

[omega4179]

102% want to be stuk n irak becuz they can’t get jobs in Bushs’ stewardship of the hoover ekonomy. /s

[sono]

It’s Bush’s fault!

[facedown]

bttt

[JCEccles]

Bump.

[lilycicero]

Go STL NRD!

[be-baw]

Well, pardon me for being cynical, but my take is the military set their recruitment goals low enough to allow them to meet or barely exceed them.

However, if they say it's enough, who am I to argue?

[RetiredArmy]

There remains in the Republic, those few, who are still all about what this Country stands for and remains to many of us. They are brave young men and women who answer the call. They answer the call to defend the Republic. To learn life skills that you cannot learn at McDonalds, K-Mart, Wal Mart, or Papa John’s Pizza delivery. They learn what it means to be defenders of the flag. To stand up and do what is right. To do it while many in this Republic spit at them, hate them, call them 4-letter word names. But, they stand and rise above those sickening pukes. These young folks deserve our support. I love and cherish each and every one of them who stand up, are counted as defenders of the Republic. I would take these few over those millions of socialist, liberal, Dimocrat voting pukes.

[lilycicero]

I assure you, they did not lower the goals.