Corps meets 142 percent of April recruit goal

[unhappycamper]

Corps meets 142 percent of April recruit goal
By Pauline Jelinek - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday May 13, 2008 6:44:03 EDT

WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps far surpassed its recruiting goal last month and eventually could be more than a year ahead of schedule in its plan to grow the force to 202,000 members.

All military services met or exceeded their monthly recruiting goals in April, with the Marine Corps signing 142 percent of the number it was looking for, the Pentagon said.

The Army signed 101 percent of its goal, recruiting 5,681 against a goal of 5,650. The Navy and Air Force met their goals — 2,905 sailors and 2,435 airmen.

The Marine Corps enlisted 2,233 recruits against a goal of 1,577.

“The Marine Corps, if they continue to achieve the kind of success they have had, could meet their growth figures more than a year early,” Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman told Pentagon reporters.


Rest of article at: http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2008/05/ap_marinerecruiting_051208/



uhc comment: So if the 1 in 5 waiver rule holds, we can expect about 2,650 waivers with the April batch.

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. They do this by constantly lowering the goal

And even then, they have to recruit criminals, gang members and high school drop-outs (but NOT, God forbid, homosexuals) to make up the lowered expectations.

[Wickerman]

2. So if the 1 in 5 waiver rule holds, ...

Wouldn't you hate to be a drill instructor with this recruiting class? I mean, I never really relished the idea of being a DI, don't get me wrong, but geeez, all the screening that should be done by the recruiter is now being done at boot camp.