Air Force expands waivers for recruits with asthma, food allergies
The waivers are part of an effort to boost recruitment numbers after the service failed to meet its recruiting goals in 2023.
By Riley Ceder
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Here’s how many new sailors the Navy wants to recruit this year
The service exceeded its recruitment goals last year and is looking to bring in even more sailors this year.
By Diana Stancy
Need for accession waivers soars amid historic recruiting challenges
At least 1 in every 6 military recruits were given waivers to enter service in fiscal 2022.
Senators push DoD to approve recruits who’ve sought mental health care
Past treatment or diagnosis is still a bar to service for most.
Key medical screening portal down for months amid recruiting crisis
The malfunctioning system manages medical screening for all aspiring service academy and ROTC enrollees.
By Davis Winkie
Navy hits its active duty enlisted recruitment goals, but not officers
The Navy is bracing for even more significant recruitment difficulties in fiscal 2023.
By Diana Stancy
A bill to allow recruits with previous mental health treatment is on the way
Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan is working on the legislation.
What we owe foreign-born recruits
The Biden administration should fully reinstate the MAVNI program, quickly process naturalization applications and wave penalties for troops who fell out of status while awaiting their orders, says the author of this commentary.
By Ankit Gajurel
Why a huge drop in service members becoming citizens has lawmakers worried
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants the Government Accountability Office to investigate whether citizenship policies are being upheld.
Appeals court supports airmen fighting their discharges for HIV
The ruling deals a blow to Pentagon policies prohibiting the discharge of HIV-positive service members.
By Patricia Kime
Army reportedly leaked sensitive info about thousands of immigrant recruits and now some may be at risk
For those from hostile countries, it could be "a death sentence," a U.S. lawmaker says.
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider
Report: Pentagon will send green-card recruits to boot camp, halting a Trump policy from last year
The military services will start sending their backlogs of green-card holders to recruit training after a preliminary injunction issued in federal court.
By Kyle Rempfer