Military Sees Histoic Recruting Success

Summary:
The U.S. has met all of its annual recruiting goals. This is the first time in 35 years. Over hundreds of thousands of young people have enlisted in the military when they know they will most likely go to war. The military hasn’t seen something like this since the all volunteer was established in 1973. Most think the main cause of so many recruits is because of the economy, and the unemployment rate. The defense department brought in about 168,900 active-duty troops, or 103 percent for the year. For the National Guard and the reserve the goal reached over 104 percent.

Critique:
This sounds great for us because it means fewer jobs will need to be in demand. It’s great because the military pays for your schooling. It actually surprises me because I didn’t know that the military wasn't meeting it’s recruiting goals every year, but know that I think about it that must have been why there were so many commercials for the national guard.