Het onafhankelijke Amerikaanse 'Political Gateway' bericht: 'US Army raises enlistment age to 40. WASHINGTON- The US Army said Wednesday it has raised its maximum enlistment age from 35 to 40 years old and is doubling signing up bonuses to a high of 40,000 dollars. The measures are the latest in a series of steps the army has taken over the past year to offset a slump in recruiting as it faces ongoing campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. The army failed to hit its recruiting goal of 80,000 new recruits in fiscal 2005. Recruiting figures have since improved but the the war in Iraq has made it difficult to meet the demand for fresh soldiers.' Lees verder:
http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read.html?id=5975
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