The U.S. Army and Air Force are on track to meet their recruitment goals for the year, with the Army aiming to recruit 55,000 new soldiers and place an additional 5,000 in its Delayed Entry Program. This marks a potential end to a years-long shortfall, as highlighted by Army Secretary Christine Wormuth during her congressional testimony on Tuesday. In contrast, the Navy is expected to miss its recruitment target by approximately 6,700 sailors, continuing a trend of not meeting goals despite some improvements over last year. The military overall faced a significant recruiting challenge last fiscal year, missing its combined target by 41,000, the largest gap since the end of the draft over 50 years ago. Wormuth also noted the Army's efforts to transform its recruiting to compete in a 21st-century job market, aiming to increase the Army’s strength to 470,000 by fiscal year 2029.
"...lack of trust is a significant factor in the deepening recruiting crisis ... active-duty, retirees, dependents, & veterans...in 2019 a total of 75%...would recommend military life to someone considering joining. By 2021, that number had fallen to 63%" https://t.co/pg2IGeHyaV
The Army set a goal of recruiting 55,000 new soldiers this year and putting another 5,000 into the service’s Delayed Entry Program, which lets soldiers join the Army now but ship out at a later date. https://t.co/E1uaOI6Bqj
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The Army eliminated about 24,000 slots that hadn’t been filled to prevent “hollow” units in the service. But Ms. Wormuth said they still plan to increase the Army’s end strength from 450,000 active duty soldiers to 470,000 by the 2029 fiscal year. https://t.co/E1uaOI79fR
While she didn’t want to appear overconfident, Ms. Wormuth told the House Armed Services Committee that the Army is on track to meet its recruiting goals this year. https://t.co/E1uaOI6Bqj
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth told lawmakers Tuesday that the service is “fundamentally transforming” its recruiting enterprise to better compete against civilian employers in a 21st-century job market. https://t.co/E1uaOI6Bqj
Army leaders say things are turning around. The Navy, however, is still falling short of its goals. https://t.co/E1uaOI6Bqj
Army recruiting on pace to hit goal—and break a years-long streak | Service secretary says new initiatives have put the 55,000-recruit goal within reach. https://t.co/YsUVTUIuzr
Army recruiting on pace to hit goal—and break a years-long streak | by @samuelskove https://t.co/YsUVTUIuzr
U.S. Navy On Track to Miss Recruitment Target for Second Year Running https://t.co/YhacsL5rT1
Navy expects to miss recruiting goal by more than 6,000 amid worldwide threats from China, Russia https://t.co/I61DyEFNvP
The Navy is performing better than it did last year, but is projected to miss its recruiting goal by roughly 6,700 sailors this fiscal year. https://t.co/mN8nRTMeVj
The Army is on track to break a years-long losing streak and hit its recruitment goal of 55,000 new soldiers this year, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said during congressional testimony Tuesday. Read the story by @samuelskove: https://t.co/YsUVTUIuzr
After several difficult years, the Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year. But the Navy, while improving, expects once again to fall short. https://t.co/uhFQ5hnFRU
The military missed its overall recruiting goals by 41,000 last fiscal year -- the steepest shortfall since the end of the draft more than 50 years ago. https://t.co/JsCUJhoInT
Army and Air Force say recruiting outlook is getting better, but Navy still falling short https://t.co/YLtupWTUqo
Army on pace to hit recruiting goal this year, Wormuth says https://t.co/YsUVTUIuzr by @samuelskove
After several difficult years, the Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year. https://t.co/wRYiOV1V6y
New recruiting programs put Army, Air Force on track to meet enlistment goals. Navy will fall short https://t.co/NPGGMqDPo3