Read more military recruits stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21436/military-recruits.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:19:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71891/air-force-pulls-video-after-marines-complain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Air Force hastily pulled down its latest recruiting video yesterday in response to a complaint from a high-ranking Marine Corps official. In the video, an Air Force instructor boasts that his charges leave basic training “in better shape than most Marines.” Marines spotted it on the Air Force website...http://www.newser.com/story/71891/air-force-pulls-video-after-marines-complain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 12:25:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71629/economy-sparks-record-military-recruitment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession has helped boost the US military to its best recruitment year since the post-Vietnam switch to an all-volunteer force. Recruiters hit or exceeded all their targets for the first time since 1973, surprising even Pentagon officials. In addition to rising unemployment, recruiting was helped by bonuses, a recruiting...http://www.newser.com/story/71629/economy-sparks-record-military-recruitment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 3:41:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63629/case-of-autistic-marine-sheds-light-on-recruitment-ethics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOperating in a war-weary America, military recruiters face a difficult task—and some are skirting ethics to fill their quotas, the Los Angeles Times reports. While substantiated cases against recruiters are relatively few—593 claims were verified in fiscal 2007, which saw 319,229 enlistees—the case of an autistic...http://www.newser.com/story/63629/case-of-autistic-marine-sheds-light-on-recruitment-ethics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 8:58:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62161/older-recruits-grapple-with-army-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA steady stream of over-35s have been joining the Army since the age limit was raised to 42, and both sides have had plenty of adjusting to do, the New York Times reports in a look at the 3,800 older recruits, whose numbers, though small, have surged this year...http://www.newser.com/story/62161/older-recruits-grapple-with-army-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Jun 2009 6:22:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61516/uk-military-seeks-canine-recruits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShort on canine recruits, Britain’s military has launched an effort to recharge the ranks, the Guardian reports. “Your country needs your dog,” the Ministry of Defence campaign proclaims, seeking German or Belgian shepherds, English springers, and Labradors in particular. The military typically gets dogs from shelters and private homes, but...http://www.newser.com/story/61516/uk-military-seeks-canine-recruits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 15:35:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56593/army-may-not-want-you-so-bad-after-all.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRising unemployment and safer conditions in Iraq have boosted interest in joining the Army, allowing recruiters to raise acceptance standards. The Washington Post reports that felons and recent drug users need not apply, and the pool of applicants also is better educated. For the first time since 2004, the Army...http://www.newser.com/story/56593/army-may-not-want-you-so-bad-after-all.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 19 Apr 2009 10:14:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48305/army-recruiting-soars-as-job-dry-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession has swelled military recruitment, bumping the forces past their goals for the first time since 2004, reports the New York Times . Many Americans are being enticed from a flagging job market by the promised stability and benefits. The Army—whose recruiting has struggled most under the shadow of...http://www.newser.com/story/48305/army-recruiting-soars-as-job-dry-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Jan 2009 4:54:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47068/psst-fat-boy-uncle-sam-wants-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo reel in more recruits, the US Army is relaxing weight restrictions on would-be soldiers. A waiver program gives outsize volunteers a year after signing up to get in shape, measured by body-mass index, or be booted, the Christian Science Monitor reports. With the youthful population consuming more and exercising...http://www.newser.com/story/47068/psst-fat-boy-uncle-sam-wants-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Jan 2009 12:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38794/recruit-drops-and-gives-the-army-100-pounds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Texas woman shed 113 pounds to join the Army, saying she was startled into action after being told she was too heavy to qualify. “I’ll never see her again,” a recruiter says he thought on meeting 263-pound Ashley Barrett-Carter, the Dallas Morning News reports. Now in basic training, the...http://www.newser.com/story/38794/recruit-drops-and-gives-the-army-100-pounds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Sep 2008 17:15:01 CDT