From yahoo (//%22http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050630/pl_nm/iraq_congress_dc_1%22):
Army recruits shortfall blamed on Iraq war critics
Families are discouraging young men and women from enlisting "because of all the negative media that's out there,"
Yeah, that and the fact that Iraq is full of 'asploding things. That might be worrying families, too. On second thought, no, its just the media.