Army Secretary pick says pay boost isn't enough to fix recruiting woes
Army Secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll said he'll push service leaders for more non-monetary incentives to boost service soldier recruiting and retention, noting that he believes better pay and benefits alone won't solve personnel problems.
"We have the fewest number of active soldiers that we've had since World War II, even as conflict is erupting around the world," Driscoll told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Thursday. "We need to fix that.
"I actually don't think the answer is throwing more money at the problem. I think it's nice to get things like GI Bill benefits. But I didn't join for that. I enlisted to serve the country."
The comments come just a few weeks after lawmakers approved a major pay boost for junior enlisted troops, set to go into effect in April. The 10% boost was designed in part to ease financial pressures on young military families and make the service more attractive to potential recruits.
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