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,...
by ADC | Oct 5, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
The Army brought in about 50,000 recruits in the fiscal year that just ended, short of its target of 65,000, AP reported. It’s a trend that started in 2014, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told AP. Now, the service is making major changes in its approach to...
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...
