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Title: Shrinking Army worries lawmakers as military recruitment, retention woes continue
Post by: rebewranger on May 06, 2022, 01:10:11 pm
Shrinking Army worries lawmakers as military recruitment, retention woes continue
BY SVETLANA SHKOLNIKOVA• STARS AND STRIPES • MAY 5, 2022
 
WASHINGTON — Senators voiced concerns about the shrinking size of the Army on Thursday as Pentagon leaders acknowledged struggles with recruiting qualified young people who do not come from military families.

The Army’s budget request for fiscal year 2023 seeks to cut the 476,000 force to a cap of 473,000 soldiers despite previous permission from Congress to grow the service branch to 500,000 active-duty troops by 2022. Military officials have blamed the competitive post-pandemic labor market and fewer qualified candidates for the shortfall.

“We are in a war for talent,” Gen. James McConville, the Army chief of staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-05-05/army-soldiers-recruitment-retainment-budget-5907615.html
Title: Re: Shrinking Army worries lawmakers as military recruitment, retention woes continue
Post by: rebewranger on May 06, 2022, 01:14:38 pm
To follow an old military adage, a force of 10,000 geniuses will be defeated by a force of 20,000 with equal weapons every time.  Notice McConville said nothing about the numbers of this "talent." He gave them a wish number, true, but he knows he won't get that so it's a negotiation ploy which he didn't defend.:nono:
Title: Re: Shrinking Army worries lawmakers as military recruitment, retention woes continue
Post by: Fishrrman on May 06, 2022, 10:11:58 pm
What if they had "a volunteer army" ... and no one wanted to join...?
Title: Re: Shrinking Army worries lawmakers as military recruitment, retention woes continue
Post by: GtHawk on May 07, 2022, 12:55:15 am
Quote from: Fishrrman on May 06, 2022, 10:11:58 pm
What if they had "a volunteer army" ... and no one wanted to join...?
What if they had a volunteer army but all they wanted were socialists and the mentally ill, oh wait we have that now!
Title: Re: Shrinking Army worries lawmakers as military recruitment, retention woes continue
Post by: Smokin Joe on May 07, 2022, 12:58:32 am
Quantity has a quality all its own...
Title: Re: Shrinking Army worries lawmakers as military recruitment, retention woes continue
Post by: DB on May 07, 2022, 01:40:47 am
Gee, how did that happen...

Woke is toxic everywhere it is tried...
Title: Re: Shrinking Army worries lawmakers as military recruitment, retention woes continue
Post by: sneakypete on May 07, 2022, 03:25:13 pm
BTW,have the pay and benefits increased to keep up with inflation?

I am asking because I have no idea.

Truth to tell,I have no REAL idea what it is like to work for wages and support a family these days,other than "it be brutal". Everything I own including my house and vehicles are all paid for and I don't want or need much more,so inflation isn't as much of a beating for me as it is for most people.