Title: Sluggish Economy Sends More Into Military Service

" This is -- at 530 the poor economy helped make US military history -- pentagon met their recruiting goals."

" For the first time -- that hosting a volunteer force had to give it tells us tonight a lack of job is just one factor that's helping all branches of the military find more than a few good men and women."

" They got two different ways they can help you out and college education. And military recruiting that are around the country like this one in -- business is booming. Commander Jeff Wilcox is the navy's kind of recruiting for doing it. He's a sluggish economy is one of the factors that explains how the service was able to retain many of its -- of -- last year. I think -- its recruiting goals for the first time since 1973. United -- unemployment. I approaching now on the temper and I think that there are certainly many young individuals yeah -- and brought New England who may be considering military or in particular are in the navy. As may be her choice that they may not have an impact and the caliber of recruit is higher than ever. Here in Massachusetts the navy and a 150 young men and women that double the goal for the year. And that figure is 20% higher than what was accomplished through your teeth out. We sat down with three recruits and returning navy -- none of whom seem deterred by the pro active -- at wartime. -- his -- I am trying to manage and that it though 150 future sailors will bunch of much more up to date than the US that cast and young of World War II destroyers that are here and Charlestown navy yard. For many of the new recruit technology is what makes them wanna get on board with the need. 2008 because and to a real threat of technology and expressed in the nuclear field when the economy is in choppy waters the young people -- navy. Offers a safe harbor. I just -- newsletter five."