Six in 10 Utah Army recruits were high school diploma holders in 2006

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http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_4954709

Military recruitment
Utah high school grads in no hurry to join the Army
State ranks near bottom in sending those with a diploma into the service
By Matthew D. LaPlante
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 01/05/2007 05:03:33 AM MST


As Army recruiters battled a brisk job market and flagging public support for the nation's wars, the number of Utah recruits with at least a high school diploma fell more than 18 percent in 2006.

It was the second-largest drop in a nation in which all but one state recorded a decline in the number of new recruits who had completed four years of high school, according to the National Priorities Project, which tracks military enlistment data.

The Army has sought, in past years, to ensure 90 percent of its recruits are high school graduates.

Just six in 10 Utah Army recruits were high school diploma holders in 2006, down from eight in 10 the year before.

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1. 'brisk job market'?

Is that a code phrase for 'offshore more to give our people an "incentive" to enlist'?

OTOH, back in my day, those who dropped out weren't high quality and not really suitable for doing much else. They already had 'the fighting spirit' within them.

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3. wow

there's jobs in Utah?