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National Guard troops leaving faster than new enlistments

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Army National Guard soldiers are reportedly leaving at a faster rate than they are enlisting. According to officials, there is a total annual loss of about 7,500 service members.

Maj. Gen. Rich Baldwin, chief of staff of the Army National Guard, told The Associated Press that current staffing challenges are the worst he’s seen in the last 20 years.

While he said the impact on the branch is "minimal and manageable," Baldwin predicted that "readiness issues related to strength" would begin to emerge within its units within the next year or two.

Gen. Daniel Hokanson, head of the National Guard Bureau, said both the Army and Air Guards failed to meet their goals for the total number of service members in the fiscal year that ended last Friday – ending about 2% below the goal.

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