100 Soldiers Awarded Recruiting Ribbon as Army Struggles to Find New Recruits The Army recruiting ribbon has been given out to 104 soldiers, according to internal service documents reviewed by Military...
Part-Time Service Could Be the Future of the Coast Guard, Commandant Says During a forum at the Brookings Institution, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan said she has instructed her team to...
Army Expects to Miss Its Recruiting Goal Again This Year The Army does not expect to hit its ambitious recruiting goal of 65,000 new soldiers this year as the pool of young Americans...
Air Force Offers Easy Specialty Changes to Keep Airmen in Uniform Airmen who just joined the Air Force and want to do another job will get more options to keep them from leaving the service...
Army Expects to Miss Its Recruiting Goal Again This Year The Army does not expect to hit its ambitious recruiting goal of 65,000 new soldiers this year as the pool of young Americans...
The 6 Biggest Mistakes Recruits Make in Tactical Fitness As a military recruit, the first obstacles for many are meeting the physical fitness and height/weight standards just to...
Specialist Among the First to Be Awarded the Army's New Recruiting Ribbon The Army's new award is part of the service's push to bolster recruitment efforts after its most dismal recruiting year in...
Recruits, Especially from the South, Are Getting Injured at Alarming Rates in Basic Training Southern states contribute the most Army recruits compared to each state's general population of young adults.
Air Force Will Allow More Body Fat for Recruits as Service Struggles to Find New Airmen Male recruits are now allowed to have up to 26% body fat, and women are allowed 36%, a Air Force Recruiting Service...
Why Some in the Military Might Not Celebrate a TikTok Ban "A ban would certainly win the praise of many military leaders, but some in recruitment circles may not be so thrilled."
Senior Enlisted Marine Reduced to Sergeant for Wearing Unauthorized Awards, Including Purple Heart Per a plea agreement, then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was reduced in rank after a Sept. 13 court-martial found him in...
2024 Veterans Day Free Meals and Restaurant Deals and Discounts Restaurants are saluting Veterans Day with free meals and discounts for veterans, service members and their families.
Marine Corps Blames Pilot Error for Crash of Malfunctioning F-35 in South Carolina Forest An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina last year had an electrical malfunction, and the pilot...
The Rise of Soldier-Influencers: Army Eyes Policy for Troops with Millions of Online Followers The Army is now eyeing influencers to help shape its digital presence, but it aims to do so with a notably hands-off approach...
Air Force Overcharged 7,943% for C-17 Hand Soap Dispensers, Watchdog Finds In all, the service accepted a 7,943% markup, or more than 80 times the commercially available cost, on the soap dispensers...