Army will meet '06 recruiting goal.
WASHINGTON -- The Army says it will meet its 2006 recruiting goal, pulling itself up from a severe shortfall last year. The largest military service, and the one bearing the brunt of the burden in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, enlisted 10,890 people last month. That brings the total to 62,505 for the year and puts the Army on course to meet its goal of 80,000 for the budget year that ends next month, Army recruiting division chief Jeff Spara said Thursday.