The National Guard Is Having a Nightmarish Time Keeping Soldiers and Recruiting New Ones This fiscal year, the Army Guard will miss its retention goals by about 14%, or roughly 4,800 soldiers.
Air Force Falls Short of Reserve and Guard Goals amid Recruiting Struggles The commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service said the Guard and reserve numbers were harmed by "recruiting headwinds...
Bill Would Boost Coast Guard Benefits, Pay Members During Federal Shutdowns The Senate's version of the fiscal 2023 Coast Guard authorization bill contains a number of provisions aimed at recruiting...
Army Secretary Blames Bad Press for Making Recruiting Woes Worse Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth blamed negative stories about mental health issues some soldiers face and seemingly...
Drug and Alcohol Test Results Might Be Waived for Air Force and Space Force Recruits The possible policy change comes as the military as a whole faces a dwindling population of eligible service members and dire...
Air Force Recruiters Receive Pay Cut as Service Scrambles to Meet End of Year Goals Air Force Recruiting Service recruiters will lose $75 in special duty pay each month for fiscal year 2023.
Applications to Service Academies Plummet Amid Recruitment and Pandemic Woes The military continues to grapple with recruitment woes amid a national dip in college enrollment across the country during...
Troops Tell Congress They Wouldn't Have Been Able to Keep Serving Without Abortion Access Some lawmakers have expressed concerns about recruitment and retention in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that reversed 50...
Army's Top General Vows Not to Lower Recruiting Standards Despite Trouble Finding New Soldiers The Army's trouble recruiting is expected to result in a drop in the size of the force by about 14,000 soldiers by the end of...
Army Opens its Doors to Recruits Who Fail to Meet Initial Body Fat and Academic Standards Amid Recruiting Crisis New enlistees who exceed body fat standards by as much as 6% will be placed into a training program for up to 90 days that...
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...