The U.S. military is having a hard time finding and keeping good men.
Naval aviation faces a similar situation.
The Army has failed to meet its recruiting goals for many occupational specialties, including some in the combat arms, even with offers of extremely generous incentives. More graduates of our service academies and military colleges are choosing not to pursue a military career. The mainstream media and professional military journals are filled with stories about pervasive low morale affecting the readiness and capabilities of our forces. The issue is not money, plenty of which has been thrown at the problem. Soldiers like to go and do what soldiers are trained to do.