Raising the Army recruiting age by FIVE YEARS...?

this is a huge story and throws a spotlight on the terrible, terrible consequences of bush's misadventures in iraq and rummy's rotten job at the defense department... it should be right up there with the top stories on the nightly news... will it be...? probably not...

The U.S. Army, which missed its fiscal 2005 recruiting goal, said on Wednesday it has raised the maximum enlistment age for new soldiers by five years to 39, greatly expanding its pool of potential recruits.

Army officials said the move did not reflect desperation to reverse recruiting shortfalls, noting the Army had achieved seven straight monthly recruiting goals despite coming up 7,000 short of last year's target of 80,000 recruits. The Army has blamed recruiting shortfalls in part on reluctance by some potential recruits to serve in the Iraq war.

OF COURSE they're gonna say the move doesn't reflect desperation to reverse recruiting shortfalls... what the hell else are they gonna say...? but you gotta ask yourself, why the hell else ARE they doing it...? hmmmmmmmm...????

"Raising the maximum age for active Army non-prior service enlistment expands the recruiting pool, provides motivated individuals an opportunity to serve, and strengthens the readiness of Army units," it said.

The Army, offering new financial incentives to recruits, also doubled the maximum combination of cash enlistment bonuses, up to $40,000 for the regular Army and up to $20,000 for the Army Reserve.

uh-huh... ok... sure... yeah... you bet... how interesting... really...? wow... thanks for setting me straight...

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