Lawmakers urged the Pentagon on Wednesday to get aggressive and creative in confronting what they warned were dangerous shortfalls in military recruiting, agreeing broadly that the issue threatens national security even as Republicans and Democrats argued over what’s to blame for the deepening crisis.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Pentagon is pressed on worsening recruiting shortfalls
The problem is particularly acute in the Army, which set a lofty goal of a half-million active-duty soldiers a few years ago
By Dan Lamothe
March 22, 2023 at 7:42 p.m. EDT