Army to Target 22 Cities, Add 700 Recruiters to Boost Enlistments
The Army is making big changes after missing its yearly recruiting goal.
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The Army Is Selling National Guardsmen Hard on Drill Sergeant Duty
About 2,700 of the Army's drill sergeants come from the Reserve's 108th Training Command.
Army Wants to Double Number of Drill Sergeants for Each Recruit
U.S. Army leaders pledged Monday to improve initial entry training by cutting the drill sergeant-to-trainee ratio in half.
Few Marines Face the Parris Island 'Mind Game' This Recruit Endured
Boot camp is a "mind game," he says, and the one he's faced had a unique twist.
Army to Revamp Recruiting Strategy After Missing Yearly Goal
The Army is overhauling its accessions strategy after it missed its annual recruiting goal for the first time in 13 years.
After Falling Short of Its Recruiting Goals, Army Must Adapt
The Army must increase incentives for recruiters and decrease the bureaucracy soldiers must wade through on a regular basis.
US Military Unable to Fight Two Big Wars at Once: Report
The U.S. lacks the troops, ships and planes to meet security threats, according to the Heritage Foundation.
Problems for Pentagon's Immigrant Recruit Program
The decade-old program has been on hold since 2016 amid concerns that immigrant recruits were not being screened well enough.
Army Misses Recruiting Goal for First Time Since 2005
For the first time since 2005, the U.S. Army missed its recruiting goal this year, falling short by about 6,500 soldiers.
Pentagon Wants Army, Marine Corps to Select Higher-Caliber Grunts
Officials say the infantry should not be "where we send soldiers that don't have the mental capacity to do other jobs."
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