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It's not just a Canadian thing...So is the Kraken on Crack, or what?
Singapore’s Navy inks modernization deals amid personnel shortage
The country has embarked on numerous joint training exercises and sent troops to various countries to ease the problem, but end strength remains a problem.
www.defensenews.com
Navy Misses All Recruiting Goals in FY 2023, Raises Goals for FY 2024 - USNI News
Despite a year of pilot programs aimed at getting new sailors, the Navy missed all its recruiting goals in Fiscal Year 2023, resulting in higher goals for next year, the sea service announced Tuesday. The Navy missed its enlisted sailor goal by 7,464, according to the sea service’s numbers...
news.usni.org
French military confronts challenge of personnel quitting
Private sector opportunities, a fantasized vision of military life and a lack of societal recognition are all listed as reasons why more people are leaving the armed forces, often before their contracts end.
www.lemonde.fr
Retention in the Australian Defence Force
Scale of the retention challenge The Department of Defence’s (Defence) plan to grow its military and civilian permanent workforce to over 101,000 by 2040 is an ambitious undertaking. Defence’s March 2023 submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, D
www.aph.gov.au
How the New Zealand Navy plans to fix its sailor and ship shortfalls
“We have lost significant flexibility,” said Rear Adm. David Proctor, “and we have lost the ability to undertake a number of concurrent activities.”
www.defensenews.com
Navies (and militaries in general) throughout the Western world are facing recruiting shortages and retention issues...especially among mid-rank NCM's. Maybe it's time to accept the fact that we're not going to be able to attract and keep personnel the way we did in the past and look at radically new approaches to meeting our military objectives?