US military meeting recruitment goals

Cpt. Stewker · 12-12-06, 11:03 PM

For the full article go here. Some good news regarding our military, recruitment is meeting goals.

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123034964

EDIT: I should mention, continue to meet goals.

bookworm_020 · 12-12-06, 11:40 PM

Is this just a spike or is it a trend up over a period of time?? Remember that they are still behind on overall numbers, that they're hoping to recruit.

Kazuaki Shimazaki II · 12-13-06, 12:47 AM

Let's also hope they hadn't quietly lowered the recruiting standards to grab more...

August · 12-13-06, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookworm_020

Is this just a spike or is it a trend up over a period of time?? Remember that they are still behind on overall numbers, that they're hoping to recruit.

Link?

Cpt. Stewker · 12-13-06, 01:17 AM

I really hate misinformation in the world. It is responsible for so much of this country's image. The recruitment issues largely are old news.

Here is an excellent article. That due to the liberal bias in the media and the "no news like bad news" rule in today's news agencies you have never seen or heard.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2176450&page=1

EDIT: silly spelling mistakes.

nightdagger · 12-13-06, 07:04 AM

Whether they've lowered them or not, standards are pretty high to join the military, especially for an all-volunteer force.

blue3golf · 12-13-06, 08:32 PM

Right now I'm in the middle of recruiting duty for the Army. We made our mission for the quarter just last month and as far as percentage wise we were over 100%

Cpt. Stewker · 12-13-06, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue3golf

Right now I'm in the middle of recruiting duty for the Army. We made our mission for the quarter just last month and as far as percentage wise we were over 100%

Always good to hear it from the source, Blue3golf.

bookworm_020 · 12-13-06, 09:16 PM

I just wanted to know if the figures had been reached, as they were low earlier in the year. I wasn't commenting on the recruitment methods or policy, I just wanted to know, thats all!

Thanks for the answers and links!

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Cpt. Stewker Planesman Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bozeman, Montana, USA Posts: 192 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	US military meeting recruitment goals For the full article go here. Some good news regarding our military, recruitment is meeting goals. http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123034964 EDIT: I should mention, continue to meet goals. __________________ Last edited by Cpt. Stewker; 12-13-06 at 01:30 AM.

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bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Is this just a spike or is it a trend up over a period of time?? Remember that they are still behind on overall numbers, that they're hoping to recruit. __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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Cpt. Stewker Planesman Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bozeman, Montana, USA Posts: 192 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I really hate misinformation in the world. It is responsible for so much of this country's image. The recruitment issues largely are old news. Here is an excellent article. That due to the liberal bias in the media and the "no news like bad news" rule in today's news agencies you have never seen or heard. http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2176450&page=1 EDIT: silly spelling mistakes. __________________ Last edited by Cpt. Stewker; 12-13-06 at 01:54 AM.

12-13-06, 09:16 PM	#9
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I just wanted to know if the figures had been reached, as they were low earlier in the year. I wasn't commenting on the recruitment methods or policy, I just wanted to know, thats all! Thanks for the answers and links! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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Kazuaki Shimazaki II Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Let's also hope they hadn't quietly lowered the recruiting standards to grab more...

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nightdagger Officer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 243 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Whether they've lowered them or not, standards are pretty high to join the military, especially for an all-volunteer force.

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blue3golf Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 352 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Right now I'm in the middle of recruiting duty for the Army. We made our mission for the quarter just last month and as far as percentage wise we were over 100%