Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and chief of engineers, enlists future soldiers in a public enlistment ceremony as their families and friends watched as part of the city of Torrance Armed Forces Day celebration. (Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Flickr)
Brad Howard, CNBC: Why the U.S. military faces a growing recruiting crisis
The U.S. military faces a growing recruiting shortfall — one so large that legislators are getting concerned.
“The Army has to recognize that there’s been an evolution in that young population,” said U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif, chair of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. “And if you’re going to target that young population for service, you’ve got to make it appealing to them.”
Of all the military branches, the U.S. Army is running into the most difficulty this fiscal year in bringing in recruits. The other services should manage to hit their goals, according to Stars and Stripes, but underlying issues continue to make recruiting a difficult endeavor.
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Can The U.S. Military Fix Its Recruiting Problem?
Every branch of the military is struggling to make its 2022 recruiting goals, officials say -- NBC News
Lawmakers press Pentagon for answers as military recruiting crisis deepens -- Politico
The Recruitment Problem the Military Doesn’t Want to Talk About -- The American Conservative
Too Few, Not Proud Enough -- National Review editorial
The US Military is Missing its Enlistment Goals: Could Foreigners be the Solution? -- SOFREP
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