Army Expects to Miss Its Recruiting Goal Again This Year The Army does not expect to hit its ambitious recruiting goal of 65,000 new soldiers this year as the pool of young Americans...
The 6 Biggest Mistakes Recruits Make in Tactical Fitness As a military recruit, the first obstacles for many are meeting the physical fitness and height/weight standards just to...
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...
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...