More National Guard soldiers are leaving each month than those coming in with an overall net loss in the last year, the Associated Press reports.
More National Guard soldiers are leaving each month than those coming in with an overall net loss in the last year, the Associated PressStaffing challenges are at a 20-year-low and if left unchecked might result in readiness issues within the next year or two, Army National Guard chief of staff Maj. Gen. Rich Baldwin told the AP.
The Air Guard fell short of its target goal by nearly 3% and closed the year with 108,300 total troops.There was a strong call to serve in the aftermath of Sept. 11, but troops think the war in Iraq and Afghanistan is over now. Similarly, in 2020 and 2021, natural disasters and the pandemic fueled recruitment but now "almost all of the COVID support missions have been ramped down."“We join to make a difference by serving others and by being part of something bigger than ourselves," Baldwin told the AP.
"There may be a perception among both our soldiers and the civilians we are trying to recruit that we are on the backside of all of that and it’s time to take advantage of the
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