Army Has Plan to Boost Signups in 2006

[deadparrot]

WASHINGTON - The Army has a master plan for recovering from this year's painful recruiting problems that includes new financial incentives for enlistees, greater use of computers, a new way for recruiters to make their pitch and a proposed finder's fee for soldiers who refer recruits.

The plan was assembled after Army recruiting began falling severely short of goals last spring. The Pentagon announced Tuesday that for the year ended Sept. 30 the Army was 6,627 recruits short of its goal of 80,000. It was the Army's first shortfall since 1999 and it largest in 26 years.

The Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy all exceeded their full-year recruiting goals, the Pentagon said.

Opinion surveys indicate that daily reports of soldiers dying in Iraq have dampened young people's interest in joining the military, prompting the Army to try new ways to make the war work in its favor.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051011/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/army_recruiting

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

1. Finder's Fee!!! Cool, can I send them the young Republicans list?

:evilgrin:

[cwydro]

4. oh yes!

please do! But you know, they take their clue from their fearless (gag) leader...you'll never see them in danger...

[Yellow_Dog]

16. I call dibs

on the Bush twins, please send the bounty money directly to my bank account at

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Acct# 1234565544612354-1

Tx

[leveymg]

2. A new way for recruiters to make their pitch

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[drb]

14. Hey, listen - I'm sorry!

But if you don't want people fucking your mother, you really need to keep her off the streets.

And if you want to go die in a worthless war, instead of helping Americans (see the Louisiana National Guard and Katrina, for example) help yourself.

[saigon68]

17. Adios

[Scooter24]

15. LOL

[marmar]

3. They must really be getting desperate...

Congrats, Mr. War President, look at what you've done to the military. Clearly you're determined to wreck every aspect of the U.S. government's operation.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Free iTunes.

[rocktivity]

6. It's the commander-in-chief, stupid!

Soldiers are dying in Iraq every day because of Bush's style of leadership. What's the point of financial reward when it means literally gambling your life on Bush's judgment, competence, and sense of honor before you can collect? Also, how about restoring some of those military benefits that have been melting away?

:headbang:
rocknation

[leftchick]

7. finder's fees??

WooHoo! I'm sending my vet friends to the next college repuke event for some nice white, fat recruits!

[Gregorian]

8. New slogan- We promise not to make you torture people.

Sorry. Couldn't help it.

[Robeson]

9. "daily reports of soldiers dying in Iraq have dampened ....

...young people's interest in joining the military"... Duh. Ya, think? Gee, I just don't know why they don't want to become part of the daily dying reports. Maybe, because, uh, I don't know...uh, they don't want to die? :think:

[bluestateguy]

10. If people don't volunteer, they will come and get people

If this happens again in 2006 there will be a draft in 2007, barring a withdrawl of troops from Iraq.

[paineinthearse]

11. daily reports of soldiers dying in Iraq have dampened young people's inter

No shit!

[Megahurtz]

12. How Frightening.

Makes me wonder which country they're gathering up troops for next?:scared: