Coast Guard Turns Eye Toward Recruitment, Retention as It Misses Goals The service has not reached its accession goals since 2018, according to data it provided.
Army Drops Requirement for High School Diploma Amid Recruiting Crisis The service announced that individuals may enlist without previously required education certifications if they ship to basic...
Army Relaxes Tattoo Rules as It Scrambles for New Recruits Tattoos are still forbidden on the face and other parts of the head, with some exceptions for permanent makeup.
Army Extending Assignments for Recruiters Involuntarily as Service Scrambles to Fill Ranks So far, the service has selected 267 "high performing" recruiters to have their assignments involuntarily extended.
Solving the Fitness Spectrum Dilemma in Military Service Candidates represent a wide spectrum of fitness levels, and those varying levels need to be considered when preparing a group...
The Army Keeps Boosting Recruiting Bonuses as It Struggles to Find New Soldiers The Army has become more aggressive with major recruitment bonuses, especially for recruits who elect to ship out to basic...
Military Throwing Cash at Recruiting Crisis as Troops Head for the Exits For now, the services are leaning on record-level enlistment and retention bonuses meant to attract and keep America's...
Space Force Will Have Its First Guardians-Only Boot Camp Class Next Month Between May and June, 72 men and women will go through boot camp at Joint Base San Antonio, focused solely on becoming...
Navy Offers $25,000 to All Recruits to Ship Out Quickly Navy recruits who have recently signed up but aren't shipping out until the July to September time frame can opt to move up...
Ask Stew: What to Do if You Have Doubts About Joining the Military Do not just blindly sign with any branch of service that opens their doors. Do your homework and find what works best for you...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...