Inside the Army's Mad Dash for Recruiters After Graduating Only Half the Number Needed A sudden and chaotic string of orders for NCOs to immediately fill 800 seats at the recruiting school has roiled the Army in...
The Army Suddenly, and Chaotically, Told Hundreds of Soldiers They Have to Be Recruiters Immediately Without warning, hundreds of noncommissioned officers were ordered via email to report to the recruiting school at Fort Knox...
An Air Force Academy Cadet Pleaded Guilty to Using Magic Mushrooms. Is DoD Ready for the Drug's Legal Rise? The incident is another example of how the military and the federal government are lagging behind states when it comes to...
The 42-Year-Old Airman: Air Force and Space Force Raise Max Age for Active-Duty Recruits Under a new policy change, active-duty Air Force and Space Force applicants can join up to the age of 42 -- meaning the...
Big Bonuses, Relaxed Policies, New Slogan: 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.
Air Force Touts Success of Program Allowing Recruits to Meet Drill Instructors Before Shipping Out to Boot Camp The Air Force says a program allowing recruits to connect online with a drill instructor before arriving at basic military...
In Latest Recruiting Bad News, the Navy Was 7,000 Sailors Short for 2023 Despite Big Bonuses, Relaxed Entry Rules The sea service said it managed to recruit 30,236 active-duty enlisted sailors this year -- 7,464 short of its goal of 37,700...
Air Force's Marijuana Waiver Program Proves More Popular Among Applicants Than Expected The Air Force anticipated only 50 cases annually when it announced a new pilot program last year that would allow some...
Air Force Accepted Dozens of New Recruits Who Tested Positive for THC Under New Program In late September, the Air Force and Space Force announced a pilot program that would grant certain applicants who test...
After Missing Recruiting Goals, Army Announces New Occupational Specialty to Increase the Ranks The Army announced Tuesday that it is overhauling recruiting and creating a new career track for recruiters after failing for...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Poland Says It Shot Down Russian Drones that Violated Its Airspace During Strikes on Ukraine Poland said that multiple Russian drones entered and were shot down over its territory with help from NATO allies, describing...
Soldier Dies on Fort Leonard Wood Rifle Range The Army identified the 18-year-old on Monday but has not provided details into the circumstances of his death.