Air Force won’t meet its recruitment goal, but the secretary isn’t worried
BY NICHOLAS SLAYTON MILITARY LIFE -
TASK & PURPOSE
UPDATED JUNE 25, 2023 3:10 AM
The U.S. Air Force admits that it is struggling to meet its recruitment goals, but its leader isn't panicking. Instead, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said the service is working on ways to "manage" the shortfall, and make service more flexible and appealing on the job market.
"We have things that we can do to manage our way through this, so we're not in any kind of crisis," Kendall said at an event hosted by the Center for New American Security on Thursday, June 22, per Air & Space Forces Magazine.
Currently the Air Force, like other service branches, is falling short of its recruitment goals for this fiscal year. In April the Air Force said it will be 27,000 recruits short, or 10 percent below its goal. The Air National Guard also expects to miss its target by 4,000.
However, Kendall said the recruiting troubles would not dramatically impact the Air Force's operations or readiness.
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