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...
by ADC | Jun 26, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said last week that despite projections the Air Force – like most other branches – will fall short of this fiscal year’s recruitment goals, he has no serious concerns about recruitment in the long run, as Air & Space Forces...
by ADC | Jun 13, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
Army leaders continue to warn they’re likely to miss their recruitment goals again this fiscal year, but the service has already met this year’s retention goals, four months ahead of schedule, Army Times reported. “You know we have great soldiers, and I do love our...
by ADC | Jun 6, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
The Army National Guard has seen a “steady increase in our recruiting abilities,” National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Daniel Hokanson told lawmakers last week. “The Army National Guard is on the path to meet our end strength by the end of the year. I am not declaring...
