COVID-19 Pandemic Hits Recruiting
May 21 2020
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has hampered French military recruiting, reports Agence France-Presse.
Restrictions on enlistment were lifted last week and recruiters have been working to make up for a drop in numbers caused by a two-month nationwide lockdown.
The French military has a target of enlisting 26,000 new recruits for 2020.
In the army, recruiters are about 2,500 recruits short of their goal of 16,000 for this year.
Unemployment and other economic issues caused...
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