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  • April 2008

    • Armed Forces Enlist More Criminals

      Associated Press  |  Apr 21, 08 8:29 PM CDT

      Armed Forces Enlist More Criminals

      (Newser) - The US Army and Marines are signing up more felons in an effort to overcome flagging enlistment, the AP reports. The Army doubled its recruitment of felons last year and the Marines upped theirs from 208 to 350—including conscripts with sex crime and manslaughter convictions. The rise in felon recruits "may be undermining military readiness," said Rep. Henry Waxman, who revealed the data. More »

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      US Army  • US Marine Corps  • military recruits  • recruitment  • felon

  • March 2008

    • Explosion Hits Times Square Recruiting Office

      Associated Press  |  Mar 6, 08 6:32 AM CST

      Explosion Hits Times Square Recruiting Office

      (Newser) - Police are investigating an explosion that shattered the entrance to an Army recruitment office in Times Square early this morning, the AP reports. No one was injured, but police cordoned off the area, and prevented subway trains from stopping in the square briefly. “I was up on the 44th floor and I could feel it,” said a guest at a hotel four blocks away. “It was a big bang.” More »

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      terrorism  • New York City  • Army recruiting  • Times Square  • recruitment

  • October 2007

    • Canaries Get Company in Coal Mines: Recent Grads

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Oct 31, 07 4:30 PM CDT

      Canaries Get Company in Coal Mines: Recent Grads

      (Newser) - Coal-mining companies are successfully recruiting college kids, promising better work conditions than the industry’s muddied image might suggest, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Some 60% of the current workforce could retire over the next decade, and jobs are suddenly abundant; young people are finding themselves explaining to their parents that there’s money and career security to be found underground. More »

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      college  • recruitment  • coal mining  • dangerous jobs  • job security

  • September 2007

    • Gates Eyes $3B Army Expansion

      Associated Press  |  Sep 28, 07 9:42 AM CDT

      Gates Eyes $3B Army Expansion

      (Newser) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he's likely to approve spending nearly $3 billion over the next four years to accelerate an expansion of the US Army, stretched thin by punishing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the AP reports. The Pentagon believes the Army and Marine Corps need to grow to keep up commitments without wearing out troops and alienating families. More »

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      Iraq  • Afghanistan  • Pentagon  • US Army  • Robert Gates  • US Marine Corps  • recruitment  • expansion  • Defense Secretary  • high school graduates

  • July 2007

    • Homeland Security Faces Staffing Crisis

      Washington Post  |  Jul 9, 07 9:13 AM CDT

      Homeland Security Faces Staffing Crisis

      (Newser) - Nearly 150 top-level management positions at the Department of Homeland Security—nearly a quarter of all available jobs—remain unfilled, a new congressional report warns. The gaps, which include high-level positions at FEMA, immigration agencies, and the Coast Guard, could seriously affect the nation's preparedness for a terrorist threat, according to the review. More »

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      terrorist  • Department of Homeland Security  • FEMA  • Michael Chertoff  • Coast Guard  • recruitment

    • Accounting Degrees Add Up

      Washington Post  |  Jul 6, 07 5:01 AM CDT

      Accounting Degrees Add Up

      (Newser) - Accounting majors have become the most in-demand kids on campus, and prospective employers are wooing them with lavish parties, free vacations, and promises of handsome signing bonuses. Colleges aren't turning out enough number-crunchers to meet the growing demand, which has skyrocketed in the wake of stricter controls required by Sarbanes-Oxley, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      accounting  • business school  • recruitment  • Sarbanes Oxley

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