US Military Recruiting Crisis will Take Years to Solve

US Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said that the United States will need more than a year to solve the problem of a lack of recruits in military service.

"It will take more than a year to correct the situation," Wormuth said during a hearing in the US Senate.

At the same time, the American official indicated that the current difficulties in attracting recruits are gradually resolved, although the goal of recruiting 65,000 recruits that were defined for this year will not be achieved.

In January, Adam Smith, a member of the US House of Representatives, admitted that the US military is facing a problem in recruiting military service.

Smith, who previously chaired the House of Representatives Armed Forces Committee, Coronavirus pandemic was one of the main reasons for the lack of recruits.

According to Fox News, the US Army to solve the problem of recruits has launched an experimental training course for those wishing to join the army, but their physical fitness is not suitable for military service.