The Army has not published official figures yet, but it apparently finished the 12-month counting period that ends Friday with about 73,000 recruits. Its goal was 80,000. A gap of 7,000 enlistees would be the largest " in absolute number as well as in percentage terms " since 1979, according to Army records.
This actually a bit of a success story, at one point it appeared they might miss by almost 15,000 bodies. By greatly lowering entry requirements, and adding huge incentives, they were able to meet 90% of their goal.
Now come the fun part, do it again next year, and make up for the missing 7,000.
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