"Disassembling"

Or, maybe just grading on a curve:

For the first time since January, the Army met its monthly recruiting goal in June, but still faces what some senior Army officials say is a nearly insurmountable shortfall to meet the service's annual quota.

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So what does "shifting the quota to the summer months" mean? From last reporting on last month's numbers:

They note that with only four months left in the budget year, the Army is at barely 50 percent of its goal. Recruiters would have to land more than 9,760 young men and women a month, on average, to reach the 80,000 target by the end of September.

And, finally, courtesy of the NY Times and When Doves Cry (see above), here's a handy graphic to judge for yourself:


I'd call that disassembling.