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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s personnel chief said Tuesday the military has completed its best recruiting year since 1973, meeting all its goals and bringing in a better-educated group of young people.
The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps met goals for active duty and reserve recruiting during the budget year ended Sept. 30 — the first time that has happened, said Defense Department head of personnel Bill Carr.
He said it’s partly because of spending on recruiting, even as fewer civilian jobs were available due to the nation’s economic problems. He also cited increases in military pay.
