As the United States responds to attacks on Iran, the ripple effects of overseas conflict are already being felt at home, reshaping how young Americans and their families think about military ...

In 2023, a student participates in the Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course to lose body fat in order to meet the Army’s enlistment standards. The course, which also tutors potential enlistees to ...

U.S. Marine Corps recruits move equipment at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Dec. 5, 2025. (Sgt. Patrick King/U.S. Marine Corps) The signs appear positive for military recruiting in ...

The U.S. military has a recruiting problem, with a former senior military official telling ABC News the viability of the all-volunteer force could be at stake. Pentagon data show a simple, troubling ...

President Donald Trump has frequently bragged about the recruitment numbers of the U.S. armed forces during his second term. However, they were already on the rise before he took office, something the ...

The Army and Air National Guard exceeded their fiscal year 2025 recruiting goals last month, enlisting nearly 50,000 new Guard forces for the year, the National Guard Bureau announced Wednesday. As of ...

WASHINGTON — The Army not only beat its recruiting goal last fiscal year by 1,000 enlistees, but it entered this year with double the number of recruits on its delayed entry roster than the year ...

The Army announced on Tuesday that it "surpassed" its fiscal year 2025 recruiting goal of bringing in 61,000 recruits, and there are still four months left to go. This year’s goal is more than 10% ...

The U.S. Army announced that it has surpassed its fiscal year 2025 recruiting goals four months ahead of schedule following years of falling short of its quota. The milestone marks a potential turning ...

After a post-pandemic crisis, military recruiters are on a winning streak again. WUNC's Jay Price looks at what's behind the turnaround. JAY PRICE, BYLINE: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says it's ...