Why the recruitment of army has fallen in 2023
Editor -in -chief of the Midden -East Forum Jim Hanson joins ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to explain why the American army numbers have reached their lowest since 1940.
The US Army Recently announced that the earlier recruitment records crashed, with December 2024 the most productive December in 15 years.
The branch reported that it hired nearly 350 soldiers that month, army officials announced on social media on Tuesday.
“Our recruiters have one of the most difficult jobs – which inspire the next generation #soldiers to serve. Congratulations and continue with the great work! #Baycb,” wrote the army officials in a message about X.
Members of the Army National Guard in formation. (US Army National Guard photo by SPC. Matthew A. Foster)
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseeth went to X to share the news.
“Bottom Line: the youth of America wants to serve under the daring and strong” America First “leadership of (President Donald Trump) @realdonaldrump.”
The army makes the soldier’s future preparatory course a permanent program. (Nathan Clinebelle/US Army)
In October 2023, the army unveiled a series of radical changes to its recruitment company, including an extensive focus on a larger share of the labor market and creating a specialized workforce of talent acquisition.
The army of stupid medical care providers to military access operating stations throughout the country to make the service process more efficient, and used innovative new technologies to reach an extensive audience and to help identify candidates interested in military service.
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There was also a remarkable expansion of the future preparatory course of the branch, which helps potential recruits to overcome academic and physical fitness barriers for service, while reporting “no quality for quantity”.
US Army Drill Sergeant corrects a recruit during her first training day in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., January 31, 2017. Mentioned “Day Zero” This marks the start of the journey of the recruit through basic fighting training, where she will transition from a citizen to one soldier. US Army Photo by Stephen Standifird (US Army Photo by Stephen Standifird)
Yet the US Army missed its recruitment goals with 41,000 in 2023.
In 2024, the Army announced that it reduced its strength by 24,000 in a restructuring to ‘help the service fight in future wars’.
The nearly 5 percent of the jobs lowered the affected posts that, according to the army, remained empty.
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Stephen Sorace from Fox News Digital has contributed to this story.
