Army Asks for Massive Cash Boost for New Barracks The Pentagon's largest service is requesting $288 million to fund barracks construction in 2024, a huge increase from the $49...
Facing Recruiting Struggles, Air Force Seeks More Money for Pay Incentives The Air Force is asking for more than $648 million in bonuses and retention efforts for 65 specialty positions, according to...
New Air Force Recruits Could Get $65K in Student Loan Repayments The Air Force's loan repayment program will be a "critical benefit," the recruiting service's commander, Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas...
Air Force Needs to Be More 'Relatable' to Attract a Gen Z That's 'Not Patriotic,' Head of Recruiting Says The service announced this week it was projecting a 10% shortfall in the ranks and even more for the Air Force Reserve and...
'Protect. Defend. Save': Coast Guard Launches New Recruiting Initiatives to Attract Members The campaign is part of a bigger strategy for the service to reach its recruiting goals for the first time in three years.
Air Force Will Likely Miss Recruiting Goals, Service Secretary Says Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall pointed to decreased interest in wanting to serve in the military as one of the main...
The Marines Claim Wins on Revamp of Personnel Policies The service is boasting significant wins in keeping troops from leaving the Corps and lessening the burden of serving while...
Army's New Ad Campaign Brings Back 'Be All You Can Be' As It Courts Gen Z The new ad comes as the service has struggled to appeal to Gen Z and off the heels of the worst recruiting year in its...
Some Neck and Hand Tattoos OK for Airmen and Guardians Under New Policy Aimed at Helping Recruiting The Air Force and Space Force are now allowing tattoos on the neck and hands, a policy change aimed at bringing younger...
Better Housing, Health Care, Pay and a Call for National Service Needed to Buoy Recruitment, Enlisted Chiefs Say The enlisted advisers for the five Department of Defense branches called on Congress to help them advocate for military...
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...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
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...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...