WASHINGTON — Two of every three eligible soldiers continue to re-enlist, putting the Army, which has endured most of the fighting in Iraq, ahead of its annual goal.
The Army was 15% ahead of its re-enlistment goal of 34,668 for the first six months of fiscal year 2006, which ended March 31. More than 39,900 soldiers had re-enlisted, according to figures scheduled to be released today by the Army.
But according to the Democrats, the Army is "broken".
USA Today try to downplay the good news with this:
Strong retention has helped the Army offset recruiting that has failed to meet its targets as the war in Iraq has made it harder to attract new soldiers. The Army fell 8% short of its goal of recruiting 80,000 soldiers in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, although it is exceeding its goal this year. Army recruiting figures for the first half of the year are to be released today.
Notice how they had to slip that last bit in. here's why.
December was the seventh consecutive month that the Army met its goal.
"Met"? All the serves exceeded their goals for enlistment.
The re-enlistment figures for those Army units that have seen the most combat, are the highest.
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