Military struggles to recruit as nation marks 50 years of all|volunteer ...

Military struggles to recruit as nation marks 50 years of all-volunteer ...

(TND) — Military services are struggling more than ever to recruit the next generation of troops as our nation marks the 50th anniversary of ...

Military struggles to recruit as nation marks 50 years of all-volunteer ...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III congratulates new recruits at the Baltimore Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS), Ft. Meade, ...

Military struggles to recruit as nation marks 50 years of all-volunteer ...

FILE – U.S. Army recruiting efforts are seen April 14, 2023, at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, Calif. (Photo by Steven Stover/ DVIDS / DOD)

US Army marks 50th anniversary of All-Volunteer Force

WASHINGTON — On July 1, 2023, the U.S. Army and the nation celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the all-volunteer force. For half a century, ...

Fifty Years Strong: The All-Volunteer Force of the United States ...

In mid-2022, problems with the U.S. Armed Forces' recruiting goals became clear, with all the branches showing signs of stress as “a record low ...

DOD Addresses Recruiting Shortfall Challenges

"Over the last 50 years, the all-volunteer force has proven itself to be the best way to maintain a force capable of defending our nation ...

"Be All You Can Be" – The U.S. Army's Recruiting Transformation

The U.S. military faces its most severe recruiting crisis since the inception of the all-volunteer force (AVF) in 1973, posing a risk to the ...

None of It Saved the Military from a Recruiting Crisis in 2023

Of the five Defense Department service branches, only two met their active-duty enlisted recruiting goals for fiscal 2023 -- the Marine Corps ...

America celebrates 50 years of volunteer force, but faces tough ...

Saturday, July 1, marks the 50th anniversary of the all-volunteer force in the American military when officials did away with the draft, ...

Where Have All the Future Veterans Gone? - PMC

At the end of its fiscal year (October 1), the Army acknowledged that its 55,000 recruits were 10,000 fewer soldiers than it had aimed to enlist ...

The U.S. ARMY's Recruiting Crisis - Page Society

Just halfway through the fiscal year, the Army and Navy raised their signing bonuses to $50,000 which is an all-time high mark ... Over the past 50 years, the ...

Why Is the U.S. Military Struggling to Find Recruits? Reporter Explains

The U.S. Army's 2024 recruiting target is some 10000 fewer recruits than last year. And yet the Army is struggling to fill the ranks.

The Military Recruiting Outlook Is Grim Indeed. Loss of Public ...

Recruiting patterns in the military have increasingly come to reflect the nation's red state-blue state political divide, with recruiting strong in the South ...

Sharper: Military Recruitment - CNAS

With the 50th anniversary of the United States' All-Volunteer Force this summer, and the current recruiting crisis potentially impacting force readiness, ...

The U.S. Military's Recruitment Problem - and What to Do About It

OPINION — “Fiscal year 2023 was a challenging recruiting year; for the first time in 24 years, we did not meet recruiting goals in the Active ...

Deputy Secretary Speaks About All-Volunteer Force at 50

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks delivers the keynote address at the All-Volunteer Force at 50: Civil-Military Challenges and Opportunities conference ...

Army, Air Force 'optimistic' about recruitment, Navy falls behind

2024, however, could mark a turning point in the service's recruitment efforts. The Air Force missed its recruiting goals for the first time ...

The Ghost of GWOT Haunting the Military Recruiting Crisis

Societal fatigue is difficult to quantify, but lurking beneath the US military's struggle to persuade enough young Americans to join its ranks ...

Why is there a military recruiting struggle?

It's been more than 50 years since the United States ended the military draft. But today, recruiting has been such a struggle that some are ...

Celebrating 50 Years of the All-Volunteer Force - MOAA

Saturday, July 1, marked the 50th anniversary of the all-volunteer force in the American military when officials did away with the draft, ...