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Army to shift resources from bonuses to recruiting ads in future
That funding would likely “come out of some bonus programs first, and then the sizing of the recruiting force would be next,” the service's top manpower official said.
By Kyle Rempfer
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This battalion commander tried to withhold holiday time off for recruiters who didn’t make quotas
It's the latest sign that the Army is struggling to meet its recruiting goals.
To draw more soldiers, the Army wants more recruiters, bigger budgets and a better slogan
It's getting harder to find new recruits, so the Army is rethinking how it competes to get today's young people.
Commentary: Recruiting’s slippery slope
The Army is struggling to meet its recruiting goals as it seeks to expand. Just 29 percent of America's 18 year olds can meet minimum enlistment requirements.
By Army Maj. Gen. Dennis Laich (ret.)