Army’s Rough Patch in Recruiting Ends in June
From Times Wire Reports
The Army, hard-pressed to attract new soldiers amid the Iraq fighting, exceeded its monthly recruiting goal in June, ending four straight months of shortfalls, the Pentagon said.
But the active-duty Army, three-quarters through fiscal 2005, remained 7,800 recruits behind its year-to-date target and was in danger of missing its annual recruiting goal for the first time since 1999.
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