"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:29:43 GMT, "Doug Kanter"

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"JohnH" wrote in message
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Chuck, where in the plan is there any mention of instituting a draft in
2005, or
any year for that matter?

Remember how, in the past, I told you that you should read big boy news
sources? Here we go again! If you read those sources, you'd know that the
armed forces are experiencing great difficulty in recruiting new corpses.
The "free college" ruse doesn't work any more, since it became clear that
your president needed more bodies to use as sandbags in his Great War.


Please cite a reference that shows the active forces having a difficult
time
meeting their goals. The reference should be from a source with knowledge,
not
some lying journalist.

The armed forces are meeting their recruiting goals
From the AP

"The Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force all met or exceeded their 2004
recruiting targets, although the Navy and Air Force had less ambitious goals
because their services are shrinking. The Army is the only one of the major
services that is expanding its ranks. "

"The active-duty Army exceeded its recruiting target of 77,000 soldiers by
587, and the Army Reserve exceeded its goal of 21,200 by 78, said Doug
Smith, spokesman for Army Recruiting Command. The Army's recruiting year
ended Monday; the other services finish theirs Friday. "

"The only sector of the Army that fell short was the National Guard. Its
final figures will not be calculated until Friday, but the Guard's chief,
Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum, said last week that he would fall about 5,000
enlistees short of the Guard's recruiting target of 56,000. It was the first
time in 10 years that the National Guard missed its target. "




John H

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