Specialist Among the First to Be Awarded the Army's New Recruiting Ribbon The Army's new award is part of the service's push to bolster recruitment efforts after its most dismal recruiting year in...
Recruits, Especially from the South, Are Getting Injured at Alarming Rates in Basic Training Southern states contribute the most Army recruits compared to each state's general population of young adults.
Air Force Will Allow More Body Fat for Recruits as Service Struggles to Find New Airmen Male recruits are now allowed to have up to 26% body fat, and women are allowed 36%, a Air Force Recruiting Service...
Why Some in the Military Might Not Celebrate a TikTok Ban "A ban would certainly win the praise of many military leaders, but some in recruitment circles may not be so thrilled."
Pentagon Critics Blame Diversity Policies and Fitness Standards for Recruiting Woes The report, authored by a panel handpicked by Heritage, includes a poll of troops and civilians, and a bevy of citations to...
Army Ditches New Ads After Jonathan Majors' Arrest But Plans to Film Replacements The Army is frantically moving to replace ads that featured an actor facing legal action ahead of what had been planned as a...
Experts Question Military Recruiting Fixes Such as Pre-Boot Camp Courses The recruiting crisis has been growing for several years and has hit every branch of the military.
Navy Follows Army in Offering Prep Courses to Recruits Who Don't Meet Fitness, Academic Standards The Navy is now offering recruits who do not meet fitness standards a chance to get in shape before boot camp in an effort to...
Army Asks for Massive Cash Boost for New Barracks The Pentagon's largest service is requesting $288 million to fund barracks construction in 2024, a huge increase from the $49...
Facing Recruiting Struggles, Air Force Seeks More Money for Pay Incentives The Air Force is asking for more than $648 million in bonuses and retention efforts for 65 specialty positions, according to...
Marine Recruiter Who Wrote ‘Memoir’ About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with...
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were...
Air Force Has a Problem Recruiting for Special Warfare Jobs, New Report Finds The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare...
1,000 Active-Duty Soldiers Called Up to Assist with Hurricane Helene Response The 1,000 troops, an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, are from the 82nd Airborne Division...
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.