The Army buried the release of its review of recruitment in the Friday newscycle. Today's WaPo has this article on the woes of Army recruitment which may become a(n even more) serious problem in light of the situation in Iraq, etc. [sigh]

I was particularly struck by the comments of a former (?) Pentagon official who was interviewed for NPR's All Things Considered yesterday (audio can be found here). He emphasized the need for a total overhaul of the recruitment strategies, which still employ Cold War-era incentive structures to try to woo soldiers who face a very different set of options and decisions.
- posted by C @ 12:12:00 PM