Air Force Misses Recruitment Goal

With young Americans too fat, on drugs or just unwilling to serve their country, the military is having problems finding soldiers. We’ve also sent billions worth of tanks and equipment and missiles to Ukraine so that we are now in a shortage situation if WE needed them.  Let’s hope WWIII doesn’t break out soon because we might not be ready for it.

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The Air Force will likely miss this fiscal year’s recruiting targets for active-duty and reserve forces, as well as the Air National Guard, a top official recently said as military branches across the board struggle to enlist.

“We are currently projecting about a 10% shortfall this year in the active Air Force and more in the Guard and Reserve,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Tuesday during a speech in Colorado, Military.com reported.

Kendall granted that “retention numbers look very good,” adding: “We’re keeping the people that we get, but we need to get more people.”

Last fiscal year, the service met its active-duty recruiting goal, but only after sweetening incentives and drawing from recruits not yet scheduled to enter service, Federal News Network reported. Goals for reserves and the Air National Guard were missed.

 https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/03/air-force-expects-to-miss-every-recruiting-goal-this-year-double-digit-miss-could-set-back-force/