Inside the Army's Mad Dash for Recruiters After Graduating Only Half the Number Needed A sudden and chaotic string of orders for NCOs to immediately fill 800 seats at the recruiting school has roiled the Army in...
The Army Suddenly, and Chaotically, Told Hundreds of Soldiers They Have to Be Recruiters Immediately Without warning, hundreds of noncommissioned officers were ordered via email to report to the recruiting school at Fort Knox...
An Air Force Academy Cadet Pleaded Guilty to Using Magic Mushrooms. Is DoD Ready for the Drug's Legal Rise? The incident is another example of how the military and the federal government are lagging behind states when it comes to...
The 42-Year-Old Airman: Air Force and Space Force Raise Max Age for Active-Duty Recruits Under a new policy change, active-duty Air Force and Space Force applicants can join up to the age of 42 -- meaning the...
Big Bonuses, Relaxed Policies, New Slogan: None of It Saved the Military from a Recruiting Crisis in 2023 Of the five Defense Department service branches, only two met their active-duty enlisted recruiting goals for fiscal 2023.
Air Force Touts Success of Program Allowing Recruits to Meet Drill Instructors Before Shipping Out to Boot Camp The Air Force says a program allowing recruits to connect online with a drill instructor before arriving at basic military...
In Latest Recruiting Bad News, the Navy Was 7,000 Sailors Short for 2023 Despite Big Bonuses, Relaxed Entry Rules The sea service said it managed to recruit 30,236 active-duty enlisted sailors this year -- 7,464 short of its goal of 37,700...
Air Force's Marijuana Waiver Program Proves More Popular Among Applicants Than Expected The Air Force anticipated only 50 cases annually when it announced a new pilot program last year that would allow some...
Air Force Accepted Dozens of New Recruits Who Tested Positive for THC Under New Program In late September, the Air Force and Space Force announced a pilot program that would grant certain applicants who test...
After Missing Recruiting Goals, Army Announces New Occupational Specialty to Increase the Ranks The Army announced Tuesday that it is overhauling recruiting and creating a new career track for recruiters after failing for...
Watchdog Finds 50% Increase in VA Medical Center Jobs with 'Severe' Shortages This year, Veterans Health Administration facilities reported 4,434 severe occupational staffing shortages in jobs ranging...
4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders With his Aug. 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard – along with federal law enforcement – into...
National Guard Rehearsed Show of Force Against Immigration Raid Protesters, General Testifies National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force...
San Diego Espionage Trial Begins for Sailor Accused of Spying for His Native China Jinchao “Patrick” Wei, 25, is accused of seven counts of conspiracy, espionage and charges related to unlawfully sending...
Trump and Putin Will Meet at an Alaska Military Base Long Used to Counter Russia The base created by merging Elmendorf Air Force Base and Army Fort Richardson in 2010 has played a key strategic role in...