Smoked Pot Recently? New Waiver Means You Might Still Be Able to Join the Air Force or Space Force As the military faces its most difficult recruiting environment in decades, the services are workshopping options to allow...
Even More Young Americans Are Unfit to Serve, a New Study Finds. Here's Why. The updated figures paint a picture of what is currently plaguing military recruiters in many of the service branches, with a...
The Army is Having No Issue Retaining Soldiers, Amid a Crisis Recruiting New Ones The service has surpassed more than 100% of its retention goals every year since 2017, including new numbers for 2022,
The National Guard Is Having a Nightmarish Time Keeping Soldiers and Recruiting New Ones This fiscal year, the Army Guard will miss its retention goals by about 14%, or roughly 4,800 soldiers.
Air Force Falls Short of Reserve and Guard Goals amid Recruiting Struggles The commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service said the Guard and reserve numbers were harmed by "recruiting headwinds...
Bill Would Boost Coast Guard Benefits, Pay Members During Federal Shutdowns The Senate's version of the fiscal 2023 Coast Guard authorization bill contains a number of provisions aimed at recruiting...
Army Secretary Blames Bad Press for Making Recruiting Woes Worse Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth blamed negative stories about mental health issues some soldiers face and seemingly...
Drug and Alcohol Test Results Might Be Waived for Air Force and Space Force Recruits The possible policy change comes as the military as a whole faces a dwindling population of eligible service members and dire...
Air Force Recruiters Receive Pay Cut as Service Scrambles to Meet End of Year Goals Air Force Recruiting Service recruiters will lose $75 in special duty pay each month for fiscal year 2023.
Applications to Service Academies Plummet Amid Recruitment and Pandemic Woes The military continues to grapple with recruitment woes amid a national dip in college enrollment across the country during...
Tricare Patients Fear Losing Preferred Health Care Providers Amid Contract Transition Doctors and patients said they have been caught off guard by the shift from Health Net Federal Services to TriWest Healthcare...
Lessons from the Air Force Kitchen Police: Volunteer for Everything. Even Pots and Pans When Ed Meagher reported to Air Force basic training on June 15, 1966, he was a 19-year-old college dropout. Despite two...
2 US Navy Pilots Shot Down over Red Sea in Apparent 'Friendly Fire' Incident, US Military Says Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries.
How the Marine Corps Is Changing to Keep Talented Marines in the Service For decades, the Marine Corps incurred a "remarkably high turnover rate" among its first-term Marines as it prioritized, and...
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...