Soldiers in the Army National Guard are leaving at a fast rate amid recruitment struggles, causing massive staffing problems. Cpl. Rolando Martin, a national guardsman, was discharged from the [.]
There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza . . .”
The traditional German children’s song popularized in America by Harry Belafonte’s 1960 recording describes a perpetuating deadlock in which “Henry” needs to fix a hole in his bucket but ultimately can’t do so without water. Which the bucket can’t hold.
Officials say the number of soldiers retiring or leaving the Guard each month in the past year has exceeded those coming in, for a total annual loss of about 7,500 service members.
Officials say the number of soldiers retiring or leaving the Guard each month in the past year has exceeded those coming in, for a total annual loss of about 7,500 service members.