WASHINGTON, D.C. — Recruiting young men and women from military families has succeeded in attracting applicants, however doing so questions the services’ long-term ability to attract people from other backgrounds with new talents needed for the future, a panel of personnel experts said Friday. Focusing on military families for recruits worked into the 1960s when between 40 and 50 percent of the male population had served in the military, but since then that percentage has shrunk dramatically “down to 7 percent” now “who have a history” of close family members serving in the all-volunteer armed forces, Lt. Col. Brad Orgeron said, … Continue reading Panel Says U.S. Military Recruitment Pool Must Broaden