Coast Guard Turns Eye Toward Recruitment, Retention as It Misses Goals The service has not reached its accession goals since 2018, according to data it provided.
Army Drops Requirement for High School Diploma Amid Recruiting Crisis The service announced that individuals may enlist without previously required education certifications if they ship to basic...
Army Relaxes Tattoo Rules as It Scrambles for New Recruits Tattoos are still forbidden on the face and other parts of the head, with some exceptions for permanent makeup.
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...
5 Soldiers Wounded in Mass Shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia Five soldiers were wounded Wednesday morning in a shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia, one of the highest-profile Army...
My Job Was Army Cook. But Ranger School Didn’t Care, and I Wasn’t Going Home Without a Tab I joined the Army as a cook, thinking it would keep me out of trouble. I wasn’t looking to be a hero; I just needed a reset...
VA to Give Veterans One-Year Authorizations to Seek Care from Private Providers in 30 Specialties The move allows veterans to get 12 months of private treatment without having to request a reauthorization.
Trump Names Himself Chair of LA Olympics Task Force, Sees Role for Military During Games In past Olympic Games held on American soil, sitting presidents have served in passive, ceremonial roles. President Donald...
Military Base Shootings Have Ranged from Isolated Incidents to Workplace Violence and Terrorism The shooting of five U.S. Army soldiers at a base in Georgia on Wednesday is the latest in a growing list of violent...