by ADC | Sep 15, 2023 | On Base, Recruitment, Snap of the Week
Service members and civilians recite the Oath of Enlistment during an enlistment and reenlistment ceremony at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas Sept. 10. Army photo by Spc. Dawson Smith
by ADC | Sep 6, 2023 | America's Defense Communities | The Podcast, Congress/DoD, DCIP, Defense Budget, NDAA, OLDCC, On Base, Recruitment
“America’s Defense Communities | The Podcast” is back with a new episode as Congress returns to session. The episode features updates and analysis from ADC Executive Director Matt Borron, CSIS Senior Advisor Mark Cancian and The Roosevelt Group Senior Advisor Matthew...
by ADC | Aug 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
The Army on Monday started airing new TV and online ads, again leaning into its “Be All You Can Be” brand reboot, Army Times reported. The series of three ads “tries to be an authentic portrayal of what it means to be a young soldier,” said Ignatios Mavridis, interim...
by ADC | Jul 31, 2023 | On Base, Recruitment
National Guard Bureau Chief Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson said last week that both components of the Guard will get close to meeting their troop goals by the end of the fiscal year, Stars and Stripes reported. “We have been over 100% on our recruiting and retention for...
by ADC | Jul 19, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base, Recruitment
The version of the National Defense Authorization Act being debated this week in the Senate includes language creating an Enlisted Training Corps to encourage community college students to join the military, as Military Times reported. It would work the same as...
by ADC | Jul 6, 2023 | Climate, Installation Innovation, On Base, Recruitment
The Connecticut National Guard is offering any current or retired member $500 if they can recruit someone to join the state’s Guard. “We need to think outside of the box when it comes to recruiting, especially for our military that has been a vital resource to our...
by ADC | Jun 30, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
The Marine Corps has met its recruitment and retention goals for the current fiscal year, Marine Corps Times reported. “It’s really a culture shift in the Marine Corps, where maybe a few years ago there was a kind of ‘recruit and replace’ and that was the paradigm,”...
by ADC | Jun 29, 2023 | On Base, Recruitment
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told Army Times about how the service will approach a likely series of unit cuts and restructuring to maintain mission readiness with an anticipated drop in end strength. Wormuth outlined four “prongs” that will determine what gets...
by ADC | Jun 26, 2023 | BRAC, Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, NDAA, On Base, Recruitment
The Senate Armed Services Committee released a summary of its version of the National Defense Authorization Act Friday after days of mostly closed hearings. Here are some of the items in the bill, which still has to pass the Senate and be reconciled with the House...
