Army Recruiting Crisis?

Despite headlines to the contrary, there’s no crisis in the military’s recruiting efforts, according to Army recruiting officials. Alarm bells sounded after the Army missed its recruiting goal for February by 1,900 people, but officials are“cautiously optimistic” that this is a temporary setback and that the Army will meet its end-of-year goal of 80,000 recruits.

The Army’s February recruiting shortfall -- the first time the Army has fallen short of its monthly recruiting goal since before Sept. 11, 2001 -- may not be the last before the anticipated upswing.