US Army to Retirees: Uncle Sam Wants You ... Again

The Army is seeking to bring back retired soldiers to fill critical manpower shortages, according to a servicewide directive published this week.

The All Army Activities document describes how Army retirees can find and apply for open positions and aims to maintain a sufficient number of personnel to fill all of the Army’s authorized positions.

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The message comes as the service publicly has acknowledged its struggles to balance a shrinking workforce with the demands of sprawling global mission sets as recruitment woes persist for a third year in a row.

Ed Morrissey

Gee, what happened three years ago that may have disincentivized recruitment? There are multiple choices:

  • Wokeification of the armed services
  • Lack of strategic vision
  • The Kabul Bug-Out

I'll take the last one, but all three probably apply. 

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