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army intake numbers over the past decade

jazu · 2010-09-16 12:28:10

I am wondering about the amount of applicants that would be applying for the army in the last couple of years and the next couple of years given the economic situation. Is there more people choosing to stay in the army with little job prospects outside, therefore less places for new applicants? What was it like 10 years…

16-09-2010 12:28pm

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I am wondering about the amount of applicants that would be applying for the army in the last couple of years and the next couple of years given the economic situation.
Is there more people choosing to stay in the army with little job prospects outside, therefore less places for new applicants?
What was it like 10 years ago? I imagine there was much less applicants, and much more places.
Is there statistics available?

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