Army expands basic combat training as military rebuilds for future war

[RYAN ROBERTSON]

THE U.S. ARMY IS SEEING AN INCREASE IN RECRUITING… SO, IT’S EXPANDING ITS BASIC TRAINING TO QUOTE “MEET THE CHALLENGES OF FUTURE WAR” –  ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. 

THE NEWS COMES AFTER YEARS OF POOR RECRUITMENT AND FAILURE TO REACH ENLISTMENT GOALS.

THE ADDITIONAL TRAINING IS SET TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER. 

THE ARMY SAYS NEWS UNITS IN MISSOURI AND OKLAHOMA WILL TRAIN AS MANY AS 4-THOUSAND RECRUITS A YEAR.

ARMY LEADERS BELIEVE THEY’LL HIT THEIR TARGET OF GAINING 55-THOUSAND RECRUITS THIS YEAR… AND SAY THEY’VE HAD TO OPEN MORE TRAINING SITES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RECENT INFLUX OF NEW SOLDIERS. 

THE EXPANDED TRAINING IS PART OF A BIGGER EFFORT TO RESTRUCTURE THE SERVICE BRANCH – SO IT’S BETTER EQUIPPED TO FIGHT ADVERSARIES WITH ACCESS TO HIGH-TECH WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT… LIKE RUSSIA OR CHINA.

AS I RECENTLY REPORTED – THE CHANCES OF THE U-S GETTING INVOLVED IN A MAJOR WAR WITH WHAT ARE CALLED “NEAR-PEER COMPETITORS” ARE THE HIGHEST THEY’VE BEEN IN 80 YEARS… BUT THE U-S MILITARY IS THE SMALLEST AND MOST UNPREPARED IT’S BEEN SINCE THE END OF THE COLD WAR.