National Guard recruit goals fall short

[Judi Lynn]

Tuesday, November 2, 2004 · Last updated 2:09 a.m. PT


National Guard recruit goals fall short

By JAMES HANNAH
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

DAYTON, Ohio -- Free hunting and fishing licenses. More chances to get signing bonuses. Pink T-shirts for women.

The Army National Guard, which has fallen short of recruiting goals during the prolonged fighting in Iraq, is trying new marketing beyond the traditional enticement of college tuition aid.

"There are fewer people who are voluntarily expressing an interest - calling or returning postcards," said Lt. Col. Dan Kenkel, spokesman for the Guard in Nebraska.

Nationally, the Army Guard reached 88 percent of its goal of 56,000 recruits by the end of September, signing up 49,210.

"Recruiting is tougher than it's been in awhile," said James Sims, spokesman for the Ohio Guard, which is about 500 off its target of 2,100 recruits.
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[ogradda]

1. geee i can't imagine

why:eyes:

[BootinUp]

2. 12% short, ouch.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. No one wants to be the last man to die for a mistake...

I'll bet recruitment numbers increase when Kerry is declared winner.:thumbsup:

[bluestateguy]

4. Just something else for all draft age people to think about today.

VOTE!

[HereSince1628]

5. This sort of news preceeds conscription, or major policy shift

Let's contribute to the major policy shift...

I have but one vote to give for my country...I will spend it well.

[saigon68]

6. GO AND DIE FOR HALLIBURTON PROFITS

GIVE ME A BREAK--- WHO WANTS TO GO DO THAT.

There are however a lot of Thugs, Bums and Bullies ready to join up to kill a few "Rag Heads." That's why they still have a few willing to go "human hunting" prior to coming back to the ZI to discpline monorities in the prisons of amerika.

[Kolesar]

7. Then who is going to stop the riots if & whenBush steals this election?

Would a guy back from Iraq follow orders?

[bemildred]

8. Try guaranteed non-deployment to Iraq, and things will improve. nt

[teryang]

9. The small print will read

...but you could be sent to Iran, Syria, or other southwest Asian war at any time.