'Something Bigger than Yourself': Defense Secretary Austin Pitches Service to Historically Black College Austin's call to service comes amid a yearslong recruiting slump as the military service branches desperately try to fill the...
Secretive Army Group’s Recruiting Video Is Chock-Full of Hidden Meanings, Viewers Say The 4th Psychological Operations Group posted “Ghosts in the Machine 2” May 2 on YouTube, exactly two years to the day after...
Faceless People, Invisible Hands: New Army Video Aims to Lure Recruits for Psychological Operations The video is unsettling, with haunting images of faceless people, fire and soldiers. The voiceover is a cascade of...
Could Military Spouses Fix DoD's Recruitment Problem? While the rest of the nation has limped away from the 1950s housewife trope, policies that govern military families have not.
New Recruiting Programs Put Army, Air Force on Track to Meet Enlistment Goals. Navy Will Fall Short The Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year, reversing previous shortfalls using a...
How the Army Made a Deal with UFL Football and The Rock Despite Doubts over the Sponsorship's Worth The roughly $11 million deal set the service up to be the premier partner for the league's inaugural season, which started...
Space Force May Soon Offer 8-Year Active-Duty Enlistment Options for New Guardians As the youngest branch of the U.S. military tries to grow its force, longer active-duty contracts may be an option for...
Coast Guard Is Short on Manpower, But Lack of Data Makes 'True Magnitude' Unknown, Watchdog Says A May report from the GAO suggested the Coast Guard is around 4,800 members short, marking the fourth consecutive fiscal year...
Army Expanding Pre-Basic Training Prep Courses to Bring in More Soldiers and Curb Recruiting Crisis The Army is again dramatically expanding its pre-basic training courses that were created to get young Americans into...
Navy Allows Boot Camp Recruits to Use Personal Cell Phones to Make Calls to Family at Home The Navy said beginning Friday it's allowing boot camp recruits to use their cell phones for family calls after a small test...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...