Rhino
07-11-2006, 08:08 AM
Army Goes Above June Recruiting Goal
Monday, July 10, 2006
WASHINGTON — The Army surpassed its recruiting goal for June, the Pentagon said Monday, marking the 13th consecutive month the service met or exceeded its target.
The Navy met its goal and Air Force and Marine Corps exceeded theirs slightly, according to Defense Department statistics.
Recruiting is especially important to the Army, which has been stretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The active-duty Army, which is offering a wider array of financial incentives for potential recruits and has put thousands more recruiters on the street, found 8,756 new recruits last month, compared with its target of 8,600, the Pentagon said.
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman attributed the recruiting success of all the services to extra effort they've put toward recruiting........http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202841,00.html
Monday, July 10, 2006
WASHINGTON — The Army surpassed its recruiting goal for June, the Pentagon said Monday, marking the 13th consecutive month the service met or exceeded its target.
The Navy met its goal and Air Force and Marine Corps exceeded theirs slightly, according to Defense Department statistics.
Recruiting is especially important to the Army, which has been stretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The active-duty Army, which is offering a wider array of financial incentives for potential recruits and has put thousands more recruiters on the street, found 8,756 new recruits last month, compared with its target of 8,600, the Pentagon said.
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman attributed the recruiting success of all the services to extra effort they've put toward recruiting........http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202841,00.html