Forts See Drop in Re-Enlistments

[Robbien]

Re-enlistments have plunged at Fort Riley, Forty Carson and several other Army posts where combat teams have recently returned from Iraq.
At Fort Riley, recruiters have signed only 50 percent of their quota for first-term re-enlistees, and 57 percent for mid-career soldiers.
And recruitment figures show post recruiters have met only 57
percent of their quota for re-enlisting first-term soldiers since Fort Carson units began returning in April.

Recruiters say they're also re-enlisting only 46 percent of the quota for "mid-career'' noncommissioned officers, young sergeants with four to ten years of experience who are considered key to the Army's future.

The numbers reflect the current quarter, which ends June 30th.
At Fort Bragg, North Carolina, recruiters have met 65 percent of
their goal for first-term soldiers and 80 percent of the goal for mid-career soldiers.

http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/830207.html

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. I don't blame them

They are going over into an illegal, poorly planned war. The neocon 'generals' didn't let the experts make sure Iraq would be secure and use the number of soldiers needed. Now there's stop loss and Haliburton rip offs. No wonder the soldiers are disgusted.

[luaneryder]

2. If the recruiters at Ft Bragg

are admitting to 65 and 80% you can bet they're running at least 20% less than that. It's a miracle they've put that much negative info out for the public to see.

[Robbien]

3. Yup, that is what I thought

How did this info get out to a reporter?

[alfredo]

4. That makes a draft even more likely.

This could be one reason

http://www.explananda.com/archives/000090.html

[kalian]

5. Well...here's the other possibility....

given that many of these "private contractors" are hiring skilled
soldiers and offering them MUCH more money...I'm thinking that many
of these soldiers are dumping their military jobs for the merc jobs.

These things are obviously not reported...

[Laughing Mirror]

7. That's exactly right. Why go into the public sector when the private

is so much more ... lucrative?

[saigon68]

6. Why die for peanuts when you can have $1,500.00 A DAY

And no bullshit to put up with.

You can also KILL as Much as you WANT !!!!!!

[Laughing Mirror]

8. 1thousand 5? Is it up to 1 thousand 5 already?

Ladies and Gentlemen, Place your bids. Who'll make it 2 thousand. Do I hear 2 thousand?

[Don_G]

9. Poorly Paid, Poorly Equipped, Poorly Fed

Universally despised...and watching the KBR/Halliburton "contractors" rake in thousands for doing the same job in "Chaney's War."

Some may stay in if they had a guarantee that they wouldn't be sent back but I don't think that's very likely with the current mis administration.

They're now talking to the folks back home to let them know the truth and I strongly suspect that will be Kerry's "October Surprise."

[foo_bar]

10. Forty Carson?

[ashling]

11. Do I hear "Fifty Carson"?

[Solly Mack]

12. I can vouch for Fort Riley...people are leaving in droves.

the majority of those up for re-enlistment( within our comapny) this year, didn't... and it's postwide.