U.S. Army Expected to Miss Its Recruiting Target Again This Year

U.S. Army Expected to Miss Its Recruiting Target Again This Year

THE SIGNAL

The Army does not expect to hit its ambitious recruiting goal of 65,000 new soldiers this year as the pool of young Americans eligible to serve continues to shrink.

“We are not going to make that goal,” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told lawmakers at a congressional hearing Tuesday. “We are doing everything we can to get as close to it as possible; we are going to fall short.”

The Army fell some 15,000 active-duty recruits short last year of its goal of 60,000 new troops. The Army National Guard is …

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