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Oct 15, 2008 5:01 pm US/Pacific

Economic Slump Aids Military Recruiting

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The tough economy could make it easier to sign up soldiers.

Fewer civilian jobs mean less competition for military recruiters. The Pentagon's personnel chief says difficult economic times give the military "an opening" to make its case to potential enlistees.

The military needs any break it can get on recruiting, particularly since it is in the midst of a push to substantially increase the size of the nation's ground forces—a decision driven by an urgent need to reduce the strain on troops and their families from repeated deployments to Iraq.

The Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force all met their recruiting goals for the budget year that ended Sept. 30.

(© 2008 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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