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...
by ADC | Oct 16, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
The Marine Corps exceeded its fiscal year 2023 target of new Marines by 21, Marine Corps Times reported. “While arguably facing the most challenging recruiting environment since the establishment of the all-volunteer force,” Jim Edwards, a spokesman for Marine Corps...
by ADC | Oct 11, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
The Navy missed all its recruitment goals for fiscal year 2023, as Military.com and Navy Times reported. It fell short by more than 7,000 new active duty sailors and also missed its officer and reserve goals. Service leaders had said for months they expected to come...
by ADC | Oct 11, 2023 | Housing, In Our Communities, On Base, Recruitment
Army recruiters will beef up outreach programs in California, Army Times reported. “If you want to compete, you’ve got to compete where the people are,” Mario Diaz, the Army’s deputy undersecretary, said Oct. 10 at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting,...
