Navy's Personnel Boss Argues Dropping High School Diploma Requirement Has 'Minimal' Risk Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman said the change has long been in the works and is about offering Americans opportunities as much as...
No Diploma? No Problem! Navy Again Lowers Requirements as it Struggles to Meet Recruitment Goals The last time the service took individuals without education credentials was in 2000.
The Military Recruiting Outlook Is Grim Indeed. Loss of Public Confidence, Political Attacks and the Economy Are All Taking a Toll. Americans still think highly of veterans, but a majority would recommend against joining the military, particularly in the...
What Recruits Should Know About Physically Preparing to Join the Military Consider joining once you hit a certain level of physical performance and activity.
Coast Guard Announces New 'Talent Acquisition' Rating to Address Recruiting Crisis After failing to meet numbers the past four years, the service is converting recruiting into a career position.
The Army Recruiting Ad Featuring a Soldier with 2 Moms Just Got Harder to Find. Here's Why. The series of ads focused on individual, personable, real service members from diverse backgrounds as a way to appeal to the...
First Wave of Army Noncommissioned Officers Gets Automatic Promotions for Completing Recruiting School Of the 145 soldiers who attended the Army Recruiter Course, 56 NCOs were automatically promoted from sergeant to staff...
The Navy's Personnel Boss Is Confident Data Can Fix the Service's Recruiting Woes The Navy's top personnel officer said Wednesday that the service is short about 22,000 junior sailors at sea, and the service...
Army Sees Sharp Decline in White Recruits The shift in demographics for incoming recruits would be irrelevant to war planners, except it coincides with an overall...
Army Opens New Warrant Officer Recruiting Roles as It Struggles to Fill the Ranks The Army opened up applications for its new "talent acquisition technician" role for warrant officers as part of its efforts...
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...
Peterson Space Force Base Dining Hall Closed Indefinitely After 'Significant Safety Incident' Guardians and airmen stationed at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado have been without an on-base dining hall facility for...
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.
Far-Right Suggests Military Just Authorized Lethal Force Against Americans Ahead of the Election. It Didn’t. As Trump warns about an "enemy from within," a Defense Department directive set off a firestorm on alt-tech social media. But...
Congress Eyes Top Honor for Navy Pilot Who Was Second-Longest Ever US Military POW Lawmakers are working to award the Congressional Gold Medal to retired Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., who spent eight and a half...