Accession Number:

AD1112030

Title:

Lowering Enlistment Standards to Meet Army Readiness

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Research Paper]

Corporate Author:

ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY FORT BLISS TX

Personal Author(s):

• Romero, Chad E.

Report Date:

2005-11-15

Pagination or Media Count:

4

Abstract:

The Army lowered enlistment standards to meet current recruiting goals this will not affect our future readiness. As leaders we face the ethical decision of determining what is best for our Army Over the decades enlistment standards have increased and decreased to meet the needs of our Anny. Often times its asked, Are we really getting this desperate The real question to ask is, Does this have a negative impact on the Armys readiness As long as the Army continues to maintain its standards and level of training the quality of our soldiers will not decline. I feel, the main ingredient is to continue focusing on individual and collective training tasks.

Descriptors:

• education
• recruiting
• standards
• united states
• basic training
• training
• weapon systems
• enlisted personnel
• curriculum
• manpower
• recruits
• schools
• unemployment
• attrition
• availability
• battlefields
• demographic cohorts
• governments
• labor
• military personnel

Subject Categories:

• Personnel Management and Labor Relations
• Military Forces and Organizations

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]