Replenishing the Ranks: Military Recruiting Numbers Up

Episode Transcript

(00:00):
Three of the four main branches ofthe US military are on track to meet
or exceed their recruiting goals this year, with only the Navy expecting to fall
short. Air Force recruiting commander ChristopherAmrine tells Fox they changed some outdated physical
requirements. Really, what we didwas align our body composition with the DoD
standard, and because of that,we've been able to bring in over three
thousand more recruits. What I willsay is we haven't adjusted the standard.

(00:23):
He notes, those physical fitness standardsremain the same. All four branches of
service are ahead of last year's recruitingpace. Corey Jolson News Radio seven forty KTRH