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...
Are You Eligible to Join the Military? Eligibility rules can be a little confusing. There are different rules for enlisting and for officer programs.
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.
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
A Navy Veteran Is Determined to Find His Own Way Through PTSD—Without VA Each appointment with VA was another nail sealing the coffin shut, suffocating any hope that they could help me.