[Gena Bukin]

Now let’s hear from the recuiters. Is this years crop of high school grads avoiding them? What about the 2007 grads who are finishing thei 1st hitch. Hmm.

Enlistment and reenlistment goals are being met in all branches of the military.

[central_va]

How about the sodomy training, is that meeting its goals too?

[Stayfrosty]

Army and Marines in particular have always had trouble with their retention rates; especially when the going gets tough (iraq pre-surge,) and I expect a drop in land combat forces after this policy is enacted and after the summer surge by taliban forces. Our land forces are suffering in morale and I continue to see it drop especially with the ridiculous ROE, and our lack of initiative to take the fight to the enemy in Pakistan.