Four ways to begin fixing the Army recruiting crisis

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Four ways to begin fixing the Army recruiting crisis
By John Ferrari and John Kem
 Nov 18, 09:27 AM
Brig. Gen. John M. Cushing, deputy commanding general of United States Army Recruiting Command, administers the oath of enlistment to a formation of future Soldiers during a U.S. Army Birthday ceremony in Times Square, N.Y., on June 14, 2022.
Brig. Gen. John M. Cushing, deputy commanding general of Recruiting Command, administers the oath of enlistment to a formation of future soldiers in Times Square, N.Y., on June 14, 2022. (Sgt. Hubert D. Delany III/Army)

Calling the Army recruiting shortfall a crisis is like saying that the Titanic had a “small” problem in its crossing of the Atlantic. The Army’s shortfalls, at least six years in the making, are an existential threat to the Army and, by extension, a major threat to our national security.

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