Pa. Guard pours more troops into recruits battle(Info Nat Guard shortage)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/regional/s_279321.html

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The Guard is increasing its statewide recruiting staff to 175 from 140 in an effort to reverse declining recruitment numbers.

Pennsylvania, which has the largest Guard force in the nation, is not alone in the trend: Nationally, the 350,000-member Army National Guard has fallen short of recruiting goals during the war in Iraq.

"People leaving the (regular) service are not joining (the Guard) right away as they previously did, and more people are staying on active duty," said Lt. Col. Mike Milord, a spokesman for the Army National Guard at its headquarters in Arlington, Va.

Soldiers leaving the military are less likely to join the Guard because of a high probability of being sent to Iraq or other hot spots, according to Guard officials and recruiters.

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At the national level, the Army National Guard missed its 2004 recruiting goal of 56,000 enlistees by nearly 7,000 -- 12.5 percent -- for the budget year that ended in September. The recruitment goal for October was off by 30 percent. Recruitment totals haven't been released for November.

[Florida_Geek]

1. And I believe the 56,000 was down graded

a couple times. And the only reason they are this good is Stop Lost.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. And.. it is getting drafty

[gratuitous]

3. 35 more new jobs created!

President Uniter-not-a-divider chalks up another success!

[Hello_Kitty]

4. ATTENTION FREEPERS: Your Country Needs You!!!

Hate to see all that patriotic fervor going to waste. All they seem to be doing lately is sending photos of themselves to 'we'renotsorry' sites.

[othermeans]

5. Chickenhawks every one of them. If the "War Against Terror" is so

important how come the twins are still slugging down kamikazes and smoking dope? Maybe they could join the National Guard like daddy.