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Air Force, Navy likely to fall short on reserve recruits in 2024
The Air Force Reserve and the Navy Reserve are expected to fall short of this fiscal year’s recruitment goals.
Why is public service a members-only club?
Many precocious young people flock to the nation’s capital hoping to be ‘discovered’ by someone with the right connections at the right time.
By Celina Pouchet
Baby’s first clearance: What to expect when expecting secret access
What employers know and what students may not realize is that security clearances equal money.
5 places the military should look for new recruits
Pulling from high schools and cornering unsuspecting mall workers isn’t cutting it.
By Sarah Sicard
Naval aviation commanders could receive up to $105,000 in bonus
The deal is $5,000 more than what active commanding officers were offered the past three fiscal years under the Aviation Command Retention Bonus.
By Diana Stancy
Next top enlisted Marine wants troops to remember why they signed up
Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ruiz's own journey in the Marine Corps, the issues he plans to take on and the values he hopes to instill in Marines.
Navy prep course aims to launch hundreds of recruits into the fleet
The course is projected to add an additional 338 sailors to the fleet in FY23, even as the service braces to fall short of its enlisted recruitment goal.
By Diana Stancy
Navy forcing its recruiters to work six days a week
In email to recruiters this week, Navy brass said the ball was in their court regarding when they can go back to a normal work schedule.
Sir, this is a Wendy’s: CSM says recruiting hurt by fast food industry
“It’s Wendy’s. It’s Carl’s Jr. It’s every job a young person goes up against."
By Sarah Sicard
Female Army enlistments down after Vanessa Guillen’s death, data shows
After the 2020 disappearance and murder of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, there was a spike in prospective female recruits who decided not to enlist in the Army.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Pentagon officials defend diversity and inclusion at Pride Month event
The Pentagon’s diversity and inclusion efforts have not been enacted without controversy.
By Zamone Perez