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...
Air Force Announces Arrest Related to Firearm Death of Airman That Prompted M18 Probe The news marks a major development in the ongoing investigation into the circumstances behind Lovan's death and the scrutiny...
The Little-Known Role of Jimmy Doolittle in Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle famously led the first U.S. strike against the Japanese homeland during World War II, and...
‘No Purging on My Ship.’ She Hid an Eating Disorder and Lost Her Navy Career. It Saved Her Life Advocates worry the military’s focus on ‘fit, not fat’ is silencing service members who struggle with their body image.
Air Force Academy Details Thin on Faculty Plans After Civilian Resignations As classes resume at the Air Force Academy for the fall semester, U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank asked the superintendent for a clear...
Army Veteran Suspected of Killing 4 People at a Montana Bar Is in Custody, Authorities Say Michael Paul Brown, who lived next door to The Owl Bar in Anaconda, served in the Army as an armor crewman from 2001 to 2005...
