All Military Services Meet or Exceed December Recruiting Goals

American Forces Press Service ^ | Samantha L. Quigley

[SandRat]

..(per Congressman Barney Frank Bawney Fwwank)...

[unkus]

You are right on. Thank you for your service.

[vpintheak]

Media is silent. We only hear when the military has not reached it’s goals, like we are supposed to be happy about it.

[xsrdx]

I think PU's point was that there are more than likely several Wall Street MBA's now looking for work that jokingly or not might be included in the initial enlistment numbers.

I sincerely doubt the posters intent was to insult those serving without MBA's, since that would be nearly everybody in uniform, and certainly pretty much everybody in the combat branches.

Thanks for your service.

[brushcop]

...U.S. military services, which all met or exceeded their goals...

Take that HIPPIE SCUM!!

[Operation_Shock_N_Awe]

Thought about that possibility after it was posted and a follow up cigarette and a cup of coffee; however, there was no other context with it (first reply). And, I've been hit for leaving off a sarcasm tag a time or two myself; I took it at face value.

While I admit, some join the military for the money and lack of employment opportunities (nor am I saying that just because a person is in the military is beyond criticism), servicemembers are constantly being labeled as undereducated slackers with nothing else going for them and couldn't get "real jobs."

ie Senator Harkin (McCain never had a real job); Sen Metzenbaum (John Glenn never had a real job) etc etc.

[yldstrk]

The military is a good job and in bad times enlistments alsways go up. You watch it’ll be the making of some of them folks.

[napscoordinator]

The military does very well in a recession. The retention rates will remain high for as long as this lasts.

[Radix]

The 860 figure for the Army seems to me to be low.

[SandRat]

Head of the Class -- Iraqi Police Col. Laftaa Mahdy, commander of Al Jadida police station in the Karadah District of eastern Baghdad, talks to the students of Al Musqdad primary school, before presenting clothing and games to the children, Jan. 4. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessika Malott.