Army recruiters at two-thirds of contract goals as fiscal year closes

“At some point the Army must choose between lowering requirements for soldiers – reducing force structure – or accepting the readiness challenges of having more requirements than it can fill, given the shortages in recruits,” Linnick said via email. “If the Army assesses that the current recruiting environment is the new normal, force structure may almost have to come down or the Army will have to adopt a fundamentally different approach to manning units and maintaining unit readiness.”