Army National Guard Clearing Yearslong Backlog of Enlistment Bonus Payouts Enlistment bonuses are supposed to be paid out in two installments within 30 days of two milestones: one after a soldier...
Army Seeing Major Recruiting Momentum in 2025 After Hitting Goal Last Year As of last week, the Army had enlisted 51,837 recruits, or 85% of its 61,000 target for fiscal 2025, according service data.
Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer Reenlists in Marine Corps Reserves After 15 Years Dakota Meyer, a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Afghanistan War, is reenlisting in the the...
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...
The Army Is Losing Nearly One-Quarter of Soldiers in the First 2 Years of Enlistment The Army is grappling with a staggering attrition rate among newly enlisted troops, even as recent recruiting figures suggest...
Air Force Sees Historic Numbers of Airmen Waiting to Go to Boot Camp in 2025 More young Americans have been signing up for the Air Force's delayed-entry program in recent months, a promising trend in...
New Marine Corps Pilot Program Aims to Reduce Burdensome Reenlistment Process The Enlisted Career Designation Program, announced is aimed at keeping experienced Marines in the Corps by reducing the...
Surge of Female Enlistments Helped Drive Army Success in Reaching 2024 Recruiting Goal Nearly 10,000 women signed up for active duty in 2024, an 18% jump from the previous year, while male recruitment increased...
How the Marine Corps Is Changing to Keep Talented Marines in the Service For decades, the Marine Corps incurred a "remarkably high turnover rate" among its first-term Marines as it prioritized, and...
Military Enlistment Incentives: Bonuses and Benefits You can get much more than a paycheck thanks to your Military Enlistment. A possible signing bonus and education benefits are...
Military Moves, School Enrollment and Spouse Employment Were Upended by Tuberville Promotions Blockade For the bulk of 2023, Tuberville placed the hold on all nominations for general and flag officers, which must be approved by...
Navy Officer Charged with Murdering Wife Last Year in Japan Hotel The family of Jesse Olsen said the Navy has provided little support since notifying Olsen's parents of the news.
Pentagon Will Use Health Screenings, Commanders to Ferret Out Trans Troops for Separations Despite the unresolved legal challenge, defense officials now say that they plan to utilize the military's regular health...
'They Don't Care About My Kids': Marine Families Take Military to Court After Child Abuse at Yuma Day Care In November, the families filed a federal tort claim, which allows individuals to litigate against the government. The filing...
One Trillion Dollars?! Nine Charts to Help Demystify the Pentagon's Budget Golden Dome, shipbuilding, warrior ethos: Here’s your primer to start following the Defense Department’s billions.
