The Government Accounting Office (GAO) released a report today showing that
the recruitment levels of our military are worse than we had actually been told.
The following is a highlight of the shortfalls as described in this

New York Times article.

• Army, National Guard, Marines  – Signed up 1/3 of special forces,
  translators and intelligence specialists it aimed for
• Army and Marines – 20% shortfall in roadside bomb defusers over the last
  two years
• Military overall has failed to fill 41% of its combat and non-combat
  positions
• Marines only reached 75% of Middle East linguist goal last year

According to the report, if this trend continues it could lead to serious
troubles for our military in the long term range. Over all the report shows that
Congress and the American people have been mislead by the Pentagon when it comes
to our military. It calls for greater oversight by Congress who sets personnel
budgets for the Pentagon.

Most importantly, this report gives a clear sense that if we engage in
anymore military actions then we will most likely be facing a draft.

There is a silver lining to this cloud. It should really up the great
recruiting efforts of
Operation Yellow Elephant.