Despite recent discharges, Forces say recruiting on track

[GO!!!]

Call me a cockeyed optimist, but maybe the ex-regs could pass on some skills to young reservists heading to places like, oh, I dunno, Afghanistan?

That's the point - so the ex reg guy spends all his time teaching - but what is he learning? Most successful soldiers I know want to continue to learn new skills, and while the militia has many opportunities for them to teach - it has few for them to learn.