Job loss is pentagon's gain.

• Position: No Comment - Effect of the economic crisis on military enlistments - Brief article

From Democracy Now : "The U.S. military has announced it has met all of its annual recruiting goals for the first time in thirty-five years. In announcing the milestone, the Pentagon said the nation's worst economic crisis since the Great Depression played a key role in boosting enlistments. Senior Pentagon official Curtis Gilroy said a 10 percent increase in the national unemployment rate...