Recruiting and the Draft

While there has been a recent increase in the amount of talk from Congress and some in the Pentagon about a need to return to the military Draft, it's hard to accept the fact that such a prospect could make it through the decision process favorably, while there is so much happening in the political arena. However, given the fact the Army continues to face recruiting challenges year by year, it may be that the Draft issue will become much more of a hot topic. The Army is now meeting its recruiting objectives, but over the past couple of months it fell a bit short. And, each week seems to bring a new wave of recruiting and re-enlistment incentives, such a bonuses, educational offers and other hard to turn down rewards. Also, last year the Army changed many of its recruiting standards so that people who were previously not eligible to join, may now do so. Too early to tell what long term effects on the Army these policies might cause.