US Army Will Again ‘Fall Short’ of Recruitment Goals: Secretary Wormuth

US Army Will Again ‘Fall Short’ of Recruitment Goals: Secretary Wormuth
U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville testify during a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 10, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Samantha Flom
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Despite the relative success of a new program to help aspiring soldiers meet eligibility requirements, the U.S. Army will again “fall short” of its annual recruitment goals, according to Defense Department officials.

While testifying before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on May 2, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said: “The chief [of staff] and I set a very ambitious goal of 65,000 new recruits this year, and we are not going to make that goal. We are doing everything we can to get as close to it as possible, but we are going to fall short of that.”
Samantha Flom
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