The National Guard Is Having a Nightmarish Time Keeping Soldiers and Recruiting New Ones
This fiscal year, the Army Guard will miss its retention goals by about 14%, or roughly 4,800 soldiers.
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This fiscal year, the Army Guard will miss its retention goals by about 14%, or roughly 4,800 soldiers.
The Guard is missing its goals for the first time in several years, and worse is expected to come.
Competition from the private sector, the small pool of the population that qualifies to serve, and potential discharges for COVID vaccine refusals all contribute to a challenging environment.
The Army National Guard could discharge to 14,000 troops over the next two years for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Army National Guard is already operating at about 98% of its goal end-strength of 336,000, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said.