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(Washington) The US military is suffering a severe troop shortage and the Army announced this week that it will miss its recruitment goals for the next two months.
The military is strained by the simultaneous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But, despite the drain on troops and failure of the Pentagon to attract enlistees, Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey says there are no plans to either reinstate the draft or end "don't ask, don't tell".
As of Feb. 28, the regular Army was 6 percent below the number of recruits it had expected to sign up at that point in the recruiting year, the Army Reserve was 10 percent off and the Army National Guard was 25 percent off.
Much of the shortfall could be eliminated with the repeal of the ban on gays in the military, but, Harvey, in his first news conference since being named Secretary of the Army dismissed the idea.
"I don't see any need to change it," he said.
Harvey told reporters that he is considering all proposals for boosting troop strength without admitting gays into the military, and he was critical of legislation introduced earlier this month in Congress to repeal the ban saying it would harm unit cohesiveness.
The bill was filed by Rep. Marty Meehan (D-MA) in the House of Representatives. The measure has more than 50 Congressional co-sponsors. Rep. Meehan is also a member of the House Armed Services Committee, as are 7 co-sponsors of today’s legislation. (story)
A study done by the Government Accountability Office shows that more than 10,000 service members have been discharged over the last 10 years under the policy and that it has cost taxpayers more than $200 million to recruit replacements for LGBT enlisted service members who were discharged. (story)
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