Service Recruitment

Today's business section had an article about the U.S. service recruitment with the Army having "about 8,298 recruiters, the Navy, 5,034, the Marine Corps about 3,000 and the Air Force, 1,308."
The numbers really surprised me as I had no idea the U.S. had such focus on recruitment but I guess those numbers went up due to the current wars going on so that makes sense. The article goes on to talk about how the recruiters get around the country and their methods used and it got me thinking about how many people simply brush of these men and women, not because of a lack of caring but simply because no one is truly educated about what goes in the service.
For example few people know about all the options there are once you enlist concerning specializations and doing something you really love. Most people, in fact, think you enlist, go to boot camp and then are shipped off to fight when in reality you can actually have a lot of control over what you do so you can both serve your country and better yourself and your own goals.
Our book says "The primary purpose of journalism is to provide citizens with the information they need to be free and self-governing" (12). So while this article's purpose may not have been to focus on all aspects of recruitment I think readers could have definitely benefited from further exploration unless the government thinks it should all be glorified and not realized? In which case I say it's our mission as readers, aspiring journalists and journalists alike to dive right in.