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Military Recruiting Numbers Climb in Weak Economy
Neither small nor large organizations seem immune to the economic downturn, with one exception: the federal government. And within the government, the U.S. armed forces, in particular, are enjoying a hiring surge. The most recent year (2008) was the strongest military recruiting year in the past four. With the number of unemployed workers hovering around 11 million, all the services met recruiting goals in the initial weeks of 2009.
Each year, the military brings in more than 300,000 new recruits so it can maintain a 2.2 million force of sailors, soldiers, airmen and Marines. But while the door to the military is always open, military recruiters are fielding more queries and meeting with a new receptivity from potential candidates.
Recruiters report that they are seeing older walk-ins as a result of a battered economy. Changes in recruitment rules — the Army, for example, in 2006 raised its enlistment age limit from 35 to 42 — are also behind interest from older candidates.
With conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Army brought in more than 80,000 new recruits in 2008, while the Marines filled 38,000 positions. It is a “seller’s market,” according to anecdotal reports from Marine recruiters.
David Chu, who served as Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ senior policy adviser for recruiting during the Bush administration, said the military does benefit “when things look less positive in civil society.” Job losses in 2008 were a record 2.6 million, pushing the unemployment rate to 7.2, the worst since 1993. Thus, interest in military jobs is not surprising. Chu said the difficult economy has created an opening for recruiters to make their pitch.
Military Recruiting Numbers Climb in Weak Economy
Neither small nor large organizations seem immune to the economic downturn, with one exception: the federal government. And within the government, the U.S. armed forces, in particular, are enjoying a hiring surge. The most recent year (2008) was the strongest military recruiting year in the past four. With the number of unemployed workers hovering around 11 million, all the services met recruiting goals in the initial weeks of 2009.
Each year, the military brings in more than 300,000 new recruits so it can maintain a 2.2 million force of sailors, soldiers, airmen and Marines. But while the door to the military is always open, military recruiters are fielding more queries and meeting with a new receptivity from potential candidates.
Recruiters report that they are seeing older walk-ins as a result of a battered economy. Changes in recruitment rules — the Army, for example, in 2006 raised its enlistment age limit from 35 to 42 — are also behind interest from older candidates.
With conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Army brought in more than 80,000 new recruits in 2008, while the Marines filled 38,000 positions. It is a “seller’s market,” according to anecdotal reports from Marine recruiters.
David Chu, who served as Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ senior policy adviser for recruiting during the Bush administration, said the military does benefit “when things look less positive in civil society.” Job losses in 2008 were a record 2.6 million, pushing the unemployment rate to 7.2, the worst since 1993. Thus, interest in military jobs is not surprising. Chu said the difficult economy has created an opening for recruiters to make their pitch.
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