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Drastic Cuts to Recruiting, Moves and New Ship Delays Are Inevitable Without a Budget, Navy Says Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday warned a CR would mean cutting the number of new recruits for the service to 23...
Rise in Troops Choosing to Keep Serving Countered Fall in Recruiting During the Pandemic, Study Finds The Army, Navy and Air Force all managed to increase the number of troops in their ranks in 2020 compared to the year before.
Watchdog to Audit Military's Screening for Extremists at Enlistment The watchdog audit comes only weeks after the Pentagon unveiled its latest report on extremism in the ranks.
Navy Adds 2 Weeks to Boot Camp Navy leaders said the change is the first major shake-up of the sea service's boot camp in 20 years.
The Corps' New Plan Aims to Treat Marines 'Like Human Beings Instead of Inventory' According to the plan, the service must become an older, more agile and talent-driven force with more emphasis on retaining...
Ask Stew: Sea Cadet Prep for SEAL Training Programming Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert answers a question from a reader about how to...
Air Force Touts Best Recruiting Numbers in Five Years as Pandemic Drags On For the first time in five years, all three components of the Air Force achieved both their recruiting goals and end strength...
Recruiting Women and People of Color Has Gotten Harder. The Air Force Thinks Diverse Leadership Will Help. Air Force leadership is trying to combat hesitancy with an aggressive push to show that the service has opportunities for all...
'Diverse Teams Outperform:' Space Force Wants to Recruit, Train and Promote Differently Space Force officials stressed the service's unique character among the military branches, and their desire to do things...
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...