NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Army recruit

Recruit or Army recruit is a term often colloquially used to refer to the lowest military rank in various armed services, particularly the grade of Private E-1 in the United States Army. It usually implies that the soldier so labeled has not yet completed basic training.

More formally, "recruit" means a person attending boot camp.

See also Seaman Recruit.

Categories: Military people

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Quality of Army recruits remains high (520 words)
	This stands in sharp contrast to the late 1970s, when as many as 45 percent of Army recruits could be drawn from category 4.
	Congress imposed a cap of 25 percent of new recruits in that category in fiscal 1981, then lowered the ceiling to 20 percent in fiscal 1983, according to Bob Clark, DoD's assistant director for accessions policy.
	As of June 30, the Army had exceeded its year-to-date active-duty recruiting goal by 4 percent.

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