Army MISSES Lowered May Goal

[Modem Butterfly]

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/politics/08recruit.html?pagewanted=print

Even after reducing its recruiting target for May, the Army missed it by about 25 percent, Army officials said on Tuesday. The shortfall would have been even bigger had the Army stuck to its original goal for the month.

On Friday, the Army is expected to announce that it met only 75 percent of its recruiting goal for May, the fourth consecutive monthly shortfall in the number of new recruits sent to basic training. Just over 5,000 new recruits entered boot camp in May.

But the news could have appeared worse. Early last month, the Army, with no public notice, lowered its long-stated May goal to 6,700 recruits from 8,050. Compared with the original target, the Army achieved only 62.6 percent of its goal for the month.

Army officials defended the shift on Tuesday, saying it was not uncommon to change monthly goals at midyear. They said that the latest change reflected the reality that the Army was not going to meet its May goal, and that it made more sense to shift some of that quota to the summer months, traditionally a better season for recruiters to attract new high school graduates.

[ET Awful]

1. Something's blowing in the wind, and it's not the answer.

I do fell a synonym for breeze blowing.

[amber dog democrat]

4. Oh no. That can't happen. The Chimp said it won't.

What's blowing in the wind? The ants. "

The ants are my friends. They're blowing in the wind "

But on the other hand, don't forget to register when you turn 18. I wonder if this applies to women too.

Honestly I don't think the Army will ever achieve its goals of recruit enlistment while this gang of thugs are in charge. The fine print can get you killed.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. damn this is very drafty

can somebody please close the war?

[leftchick]

3. perhaps this has something to do with it?

and not the seasons? :eyes:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1531829

[Cooley Hurd]

5. The draft won't happen until after 9/11, part deux...

Without another MIHOP, the American people wouldn't stand for it (the repugs still have 11/06 to worry about, and know that such a drastic measure like a draft will not fly without being preceded by another attack on the continental US)