While some Republicans blame the COVID-19 vaccine or 'wokeness' for the Army's recruiting woes, the military service says the bigger hurdles are more traditional ones: Young people don't want to die or get injured, deal with the stress of Army life and put their lives on hold.
WASHINGTON -- While some Republicans blame the COVID-19 vaccine or"wokeness" for the Army's recruiting woes, the military service says the bigger hurdles are more traditional ones: Young people don't want to die or get injured, deal with the stress of Army life and put their lives on hold.
The Army fell about 15,000 soldiers, or 25%, short of its 60,000 recruitment goal last year, when all the branches struggled to meet recruiting goals. Those surveys were conducted over four months last spring and summer. They involved about 600 respondents, ages 16 to 28, per month. The Army discussed the general findings with The Associated Press but declined to provide detailed methodology, saying the surveys were done by a private research contractor and that licensing agreements limited the public release of some data collection details.
Republicans in Congress, including Rep. Jim Banks, chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee on military personnel, have pledged to target"wokeness" this year. Banks, R-Ind., has said"exposing and dismantling the Biden administration's woke agenda that is driving down military recruitment and retention" will be a top priority for him this year.
She said the information from the surveys also provides insight on how the Army needs to better explain its benefits.
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