Umm our Reserve and Guard are over-strength, to the point where I have to have a silver star to get promoted in my MOS right now. The Air Force currently has a year long waiting list to enlist. The recession overrode any war weariness that might have existed.Winston Blake wrote:The recruiting problem has been going on for a long time now. Since the 9/11 patriotic fervour died down, America has been fighting two long wars with no draft. Getting hold of warm bodies has become a serious problem.Wing Commander MAD wrote:I wouldn't be surprised that even if they didn't support such a position, that they may be easing up on recruiting standards.
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OK I concede that my knowledge was out of date. That article was from 2009.Block wrote:Umm our Reserve and Guard are over-strength, to the point where I have to have a silver star to get promoted in my MOS right now. The Air Force currently has a year long waiting list to enlist. The recession overrode any war weariness that might have existed.Winston Blake wrote:The recruiting problem has been going on for a long time now. Since the 9/11 patriotic fervour died down, America has been fighting two long wars with no draft. Getting hold of warm bodies has become a serious problem.Wing Commander MAD wrote:I wouldn't be surprised that even if they didn't support such a position, that they may be easing up on recruiting standards.
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Air Force enlistments always tend to be high, same with the Coast Guard. Is that true for the Army, which is what the article is about?Block wrote:Umm our Reserve and Guard are over-strength, to the point where I have to have a silver star to get promoted in my MOS right now. The Air Force currently has a year long waiting list to enlist. The recession overrode any war weariness that might have existed.
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