COMMUNITY
Military enlistment rising despite Persian Gulf war
By Don Peters
Emerald Associate Editor
Even with Desert Storm raging in Iraq,
recruiting numbers continue to rise In
all four branches of the armed services.
And most recruiters — both locally
and nationally — aren't surprised.
"As for as recruiting goes, the more
the general public secs about the Navy,
tho more they think about the Navy,”
said Senior C.hlof Potty Officer Steve
Dougherty, public affairs officer for tho
Portland Navy Recruiting District.
Enlistment figures for the month of
January warn up in all but a few pluces.
Gary StoofTor, public affairs officer for
tho Portland Battalion Army Recruiting
Hoadquurtors, said the 82 Oregon re
cruits last month foil short of the 100-re
cruit goal.
"Wo'vo boon real steady, but it
slipped a little in January," Stoeffor
said. "It's not real surprising. The kids
are asking mom questions and Mom and
Dad am mom apprehensive."
Stoeffer said enlistment goals for Feb
ruary were lower than in previous years
because of fndorul budget constrictions.
"Before (Desert Storm) wo wcro
downsizing the Army," ho said. "Wo
knew those goals wore going down any
way."
Oregon bucked tho national trend for
Army recruiting. According to a nows
release sent out by the United Stato
Army Kocrultlng Command, Fort Sheri
dan III., the January enlistment goal of
5,630 was exceeded by 14 percent.
Air Force recruiting topped their Jan
uary goal, getting 42 enlistments instead
of the required 39. said Maj. Douglas
Dotson, public afTairs officer for tho
3561st Recruiting Station at Sand Point
Naval Station. Puget Sound. Wash.
"It was a normal month, nothing sig
nificant," Dotson said. "Those numbers
fluctuate up and down all the time."
Dotson said "delayed enlistmont," In
which recruits must wait anywhere
from three months to a year to enroll in
special training schools, keeps many
from hacking out during limns of Inter
national conflict.
Orogon hoi pod tho Air Forco roach Its
January national onlistmont goal of
2.556. which they oxcoodod by just one
recruit.
Tho Marino Corps In Orogon also boat
out its January mission of 25 by enlist
ing 28. said Capt. Jay Nnlson, public af
fairs officer for tho 12th Marino District
Kocrulting Station in Portland.
"Tho result was a little surprising in
tho sense that there didn't soem to be
any break (in recruiting)," Nelson said.
"The Marino Corps has no official
stanco, but personally, I don't think in
ternational events had any effect on re
cruiting."
Nationally, tho Marine Corps had an
enlistment goal of 2.117 in January, but
compilations of all the recruiting dis
tricts in the United Stato will not bo
done until later this month.
Navy recruiting was up locally, too.
Senior Chief Dougherty said no figures
wore kept for just tho stato of Orogon.
but tho Eugene recruiting station
equaled Us goal of 7, and tho six-stale
Portland District nailed its goal of 144.
"Phono calls to tho office have in
creased by a third." he said. "They’re
calls from people supporting tho mili
tary. oven if they don't like what’s hap
pening in tho Porsian Culf.”
Cmndr. Mel Sundin, public affairs of
ficer for the Navy Recruiting Command,
said national Navy enlistment figures
are split into two categories: new con
tracts or "pool enlistments.” and acces
sions. which are recruits actually sent to
boot camp In ]anuary.
But as far as determining a national
trend, it really doesn’t make much dif
ference. Both beat their goals: 5.316 now
contracts as compared to a goal of 5,121,
and 4,978 accessions compared to a goal
of 4,928.
"Wo really can’t toil if Desert Shield is
affecting recruiting," Sundin said.
"Thoro are so many factors. In the Navy,
wo tond to bo conservative and not
make predictions.”
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