US Army and Navy stretched the rules to misrepresent the academic qualifications of recruits, the inspector general says

A Pentagon watchdog says the Army and Navy misrepresented recruit test scores, exceeding federal limits on low scorers.
Army Times on MSN

Army, Navy underreported low-scoring recruits, DOD watchdog finds

A Pentagon watchdog found that the Army and Navy failed to accurately calculate the number of recruits who scored low on ...
New York Sun

American Military Boasts of ‘Recruiting Renaissance’ During Trump Administration

The military is seeing a surge of new recruits across all branches and the Trump administration is taking credit. The Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy say they met recruiting goals for the ...
Military.com

Marines Say They Hit Recruiting Goals and Point to 'Unapologetic' Standards

QUANTICO, Va. — The Army, Navy and Air Force, with encouragement from the Trump administration, all announced this summer that they had met their recruiting goals months ahead of schedule. That is a ...
usace.army.mil

National Guard Exceeds Fiscal Year 2025 Recruiting Goals

WASHINGTON – Amid a historic surge in military recruiting, the National Guard exceeded its fiscal year 2025 goals, reflecting a broader trend of robust enlistment across the U.S. military. Since ...
The Baltimore Sun

All military branches hit or exceed recruiting goals after years of struggle

For the first time in four years, all branches of the U.S. military have hit their recruiting goals. The fiscal year ended this past week, with the Navy announcing it brought in the highest total of ...
Stars and Stripes

Defense forum panelists discuss how to maintain recruiting success, improve retention

The U.S. military is coming off a big recruiting win in 2025, surpassing the 146,473 new enlistees from 2024. Now top military and political leaders want to determine how to keep the trend going and ...