ID:

358

Date:

2009-01-21

Headline:

Military Recruitment 2008: Significant Gap in Army's Quality and Quantity Goals

Reporter's name:

Delay/denial:

No

Lawsuit:

No

Fees:

No

Media outlet:

National Priorities Project press release

City:

Northampton, MA

Summary:

The National Priorities Project in part used FOIA to obtain data on army enlistment for 2008, which revealed significant shortfalls in recruit quantity and quality goals for the fourth year in a row.

Keywords:

military, recruitment, goals, DOD, Iraq, Army, education, qualification

URL:

http://www.nationalpriorities.org/militaryrecruiting2008

Agencies:

DOD

States:

DC
MA

Categories:

Iraq
military
national security