by ADC | Apr 10, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
The Army will become the “presenting partner” of the first season of the United Football League, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Army logo will appear on the 50-yard line and on player uniforms. Army personnel and veterans will participate in televised sideline...
by ADC | Apr 3, 2024 | On Base, Recruitment
The Navy has released new materials to help commanding officers promote the Every Sailor is a Recruiter initiative. The program, launched in 2022, provides incentives for sailors who share their military experience and bring in new recruits, as Navy Times reported....
by ADC | Mar 11, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
The Army National Guard will once again provide reenlistment bonuses to National Guard soldiers who choose to reenlist, Task & Purpose reported. The Guard temporarily paused the reenlistment program March 1 because of a miscalculation of how many members would...
by ADC | Feb 26, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
The assistant secretaries overseeing manpower and reserve affairs for the three military services will join ADC at the Defense Communities National Summit in April. They’ll discuss how military-community partnerships can help bridge the military-civilian divide as it...
by ADC | Jan 23, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
As the military services struggle to meet their recruitment targets, they’re finding more success in certain parts of the country, Military.com reported. “When you look at it regionally, the North and the West tend to be less positive” on military service “than the...
by ADC | Jan 12, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment, Snap of the Week
Indiana National Guard Capt. Aaron Sykora administers the oath of enlistment to Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Eckelkamp at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Jan. 6. Indiana National Guard photo by Sgt. Kelsea Cook
by ADC | Dec 14, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
Army leaders are discussing recruitment policy changes to begin in the new year but are also looking at ways to make Army careers more enticing, Army Times reported. “Gen Z…they’re looking for flexible career paths,” Agnes Gereben Schaefer, the service’s...
by ADC | Dec 6, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base, Recruitment
Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are still trying to work out the details of a supplemental spending bill to fund aid and operations related to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and the U.S. border. The lack of additional funding is starting to strain the military...
by ADC | Nov 17, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, On Base, Recruitment
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee’s military quality of life panel said this week they are considering recommendations on tax-exempt pay, extended parenthood leave and fewer PCS moves, Military.com reported. The panel is tasked with finding ways to...