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Military Recruitment Up
Amid Job Crisis 

Pending Iraq withdrawal also increasing appeal

USA Today USA Today Nov 19, 08 2:45 CST
(Newser) - More young people are considering joining the military as civilian jobs dry up and the US begins to prepare plans to withdraw from Iraq, reports USA Today . After years of difficulty finding recruits, a Pentagon survey shows a jump from 9% to 11% in the number of 16- to 20-year-old  Americans planning to join the military. More »

More about:  Iraq • US economy • US military • Pentagon • recruitment • Fiscal crisis

Armed Forces Enlist More Criminals

Trend may undermine 'military readiness,' lawmaker says

Associated Press Associated Press Apr 21, 08 8:29 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  US Army • US Marine Corps • recruitment • military recruits • felon

Explosion Hits Times Square Recruiting Office

None injured in blast that damaged entrance

Associated Press Associated Press Mar 6, 08 6:32 CST
(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 »

More about:  terrorism • New York City • Army recruiting • Times Square • recruitment

Canaries Get Company in Coal Mines: Recent Grads

Industry luring youth to replace aging workforce

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

More about:  college • recruitment • coal mining • job security • dangerous jobs

Gates Eyes $3B Army Expansion

Gates ready to approve major recruitment campaign to boost ranks

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 28, 07 9:42 CDT
(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 »

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

Homeland Security Faces Staffing Crisis

A quarter of top positions remain vacant; Congress warns of safety threat

Washington Post Washington Post Jul 9, 07 9:13 CDT
(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 »

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

Accounting Degrees
Add Up

Number-crunchers are BMOCs
with companies desperate to fill slots

Washington Post Washington Post Jul 6, 07 5:01 CDT
(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 »

More about:  accounting • business school • recruitment • Sarbanes Oxley

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