Read more enlist stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8228/enlist.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:52:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72062/husband-enlists-to-get-wife-back-into-chemotherapy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOut of a job and unable to find work as the recession grinds on, a Wisconsin man desperate to find affordable chemotherapy for his cancer-stricken wife turned to Uncle Sam, but not for a handout—Bill Caudle, 39, enlisted in the Army. “Seventy percent of the reason is for the...http://www.newser.com/story/72062/husband-enlists-to-get-wife-back-into-chemotherapy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 20:41:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33740/uncle-sam-short-on-sergeants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Army, plagued by a shortage of non-commissioned officers, has lowered the bar for promotion so much that it has produced sergeants who are not ready to lead, Salon reports in an investigation of a military stretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In some cases, soldiers...http://www.newser.com/story/33740/uncle-sam-short-on-sergeants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Jul 2008 14:26:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/9036/black-enlistees-plummet-58.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe number of black enlistees in the US military has dropped by 58% since 2000, Defense Department statistics show—a decline dramatically sharper than any other demographic group. In the same period, white applicants are down 10% and Hispanics 7%. The Boston Globe cites lack of support for the Iraq...http://www.newser.com/story/9036/black-enlistees-plummet-58.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Oct 2007 4:25:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5304/for-fast-recruits-a-fast-20k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn understaffed Army is testing out a tidy bonus to entice enlistees who agree to ship out to basic training within 30 days of signing up. The Army will be offering the $20K "Quick Ship" bonus until September to try and reach an increasingly ambitious recruiting goal of 80,000.http://www.newser.com/story/5304/for-fast-recruits-a-fast-20k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 05 Aug 2007 12:23:08 CDT