In About-Face, Army Expects to Shrink Next Year
Chief of Staff McConville says recruiters need to reach families whose children have not served.
ELIZABETH HOWE | MARCH 31, 2022 12:46 PM ET
PERSONNEL ARMY DEFENSE BUDGET
Last year, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said he’d like to add 70,000 soldiers to end strength. This year, he’s advocating “quality” over “quantity” and preparing to shrink the service by 12,000 troops, to 473,000. What happened?
Recruiting got harder, McConville said at a Defense Writers Group event on Thursday.
“We took a small reduction in end strength,” he said. “I would just tell you right now that recruiting to the military is challenging work in the war for talent.”
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