Army Misses Recruiting Goal 3rd Time in a Row
The Army missed its recruiting goal in April, marking the third consecutive monthly shortfall.
Army spokesman Paul Boyce said officials believed that increases in the number of recruiters, as well as new advertising and publicity efforts, would produce a surge in recruiting this summer so that the Army could meet its fiscal year goal of 80,000 recruits by Sept. 30.
As of April 30, the Army had achieved 85% of its target for the first five months of the fiscal year, which began Oct. 1.
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