Where oh where are our pro-War volunteers? Your President needs you. Why not show some real support to the troops by joining the war brigade in Iraq and Afghanistan? Make your yellow ribbons actionable. Walk the talk and live out your values in the desert sun.
USA Today
November 24, 2004
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Army Guard Misses Recruiting Goal
Extended active-duty missions behind dip
By Dave Moniz, USA Today
WASHINGTON - The Army National Guard has fallen significantly behind its recruiting goal one month into the military's new fiscal year, continuing a downward slide that began in 2003 and could make it harder for the Pentagon to find enough troops for the war in Iraq.
In October, the Army Guard recruited 2,546 enlistees, more than 30% below its target of 3,675.
The numbers do not bode well for the Army Guard, which missed its 2004 recruiting target of 56,000 enlistees by nearly 7,000. This year, the 350,000-member Guard has an even larger goal of 65,000, in part to make up for last year.
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