US Secretary of the Army Christine Formott said that the United States will need more than a year to solve the problem of the shortage of recruits for military service. "It will take more than a year to rectify the situation," Formot said on Tuesday during a US Senate hearing. Meanwhile, the US Secretary indicated that the current difficulties in attracting recruits are being gradually resolved, although the target of recruiting 65,000 recruits that was set for this year will not be achieved. In January, Adam Smith, a member of the US House of Representatives, admitted that the US military is having trouble recruiting for military service. According to Smith, who previously chaired the House Armed Services Committee, the pandemic was one of the main reasons for the shortage of recruits. As Fox News wrote earlier, in order to solve the problem of the shortage of recruits, the US military has launched a trial training course intended for those who want to join the army but are physically fit. Not suitable for military service.