The service is looking to have sailors in the fleet help alleviate an historic recruiting shortfall. Allowing recruits to use their cellphones during basic training comes as the Navy eyes ways to lower attrition rates and increase interest in joining up. The Army's biggest source of new officers is merging some programs and establishing new ones. Two historical groups are looking for Richard Bong's Lockheed P-38 Lightning plane, nicknamed “Marge” in honor of his girlfriend, Marjorie Vattendahl. But before it works, the service must break from antiquated acquisition processes that prevent rapid purchases and slow down deliveries to soldiers. Gen. Al Gray served as commandant during the fall of the Soviet Union and the Persian Gulf War. The percentage of master sergeants picked to advance is rebounding from its most recent low in 2021, when the E-8 selection rate fell below 7%. There are many factors that contribute to the recruiting crisis facing the military, but at least one of them is within the Pentagon's power to fix. By Joe Schuman
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