What Really Happens In 2023 If We Miss Pentagon Recruitment Goals?

 It was the middle of 2022....when the Pentagon (particularly the Army) said 'yeah, we missed the recruitment goal'.  Shortly after that, the Air Force and Navy agreed on their goals missed....not quiet by the same number.

Presently, more numbers missed for the summer of 2023.  

Here's the thing, you can also go and readily predict for the summer of 2024, and 2025....all three will miss their goals.  

The Army goal  back in 2022?  The missing number was around 15,000 folks (20-to-25 percent of the written goal).

Presently?  I would imagine that various groups are meeting and discussing the missing people.  Up the bonus program?  Let the overly out-of-shape/fat folks in?  Lessen standards?  

I read yesterday that the House was looking over legislation to allow the Defense Department to bring folks in....without the Cannabis drug test.  At the current pace?  I think Cannabis will be legalized federally and within four years....every BX/PX will have a weed-shop.

Here's the thing....you can look forward to probably 2027 and predict that manpower will be cut drastically, and overseas bases will simply be closed down because they don't have the people to support such a mission. 

Bringing back the draft?  Won't happen.  

Even to involve the National Guard and Reserve?  Yeah.

It's a bold new world approaching.