Somehow this does not seem good

First increased enlistment age, then lowered recruiting standards, and now, for the hat trick, this:

FORT MONROE, Va. -- The US Army, struggling to cope with stepped-up operations and extended deployments of its soldiers to Iraq, has shortened the duration of several of its bedrock training courses so that troops can return to fighting units on the front lines more quickly, according to senior training officials.

(Army cuts time spent on training - Boston Globe)