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unhappycamper

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Mon Jun 16, 2014, 09:45 AM Jun 2014

As wars end, Army and other branches of the military cut enlistment goals

http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/6215765-74/army-tattoos-navy

As wars end, Army and other branches of the military cut enlistment goals
By Brian Bowling
Published: Sunday, June 15, 2014, 10:10 p.m.

For the people who make it, joining the Army can seem too easy.

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With budget cuts, the Iraq war ending and reduction of forces in Afghanistan, the Army and other branches of the military need fewer people. Since 2003, enlistment goals for most active and reserve branches dropped between 18 and 35 percent. The Navy Reserve cut its recruiting goals by 66 percent.

“Everybody does more with less,” said Master Chief Aaron Smith.

Like any organization, the Navy needs to find people qualified for jobs it must perform, and more of its people re-enlist to do those jobs — further cutting the number of openings.
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