Five months ahead of the end of fiscal 2026, the Air Force and Space Force achieved their recruiting goal in part to the ...

For the first time in years, the U.S. military is no longer defined by a recruiting crisis. In fiscal year 2025, every major service met or exceeded its recruiting goals, marking a sharp reversal from ...

Economic opportunities, job training and college benefits are top motivators.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Military recruiting is on the upswing, but many recruiters say it's never been harder to get young people interested in service.

FORT JACKSON, South Carolina (AP) — After several very difficult years and a swath of new programs and enticements, the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force will all meet their recruiting ...

Recruiting young men and women to enlist in the U.S. military is a recurring challenge, and the services have largely struggled in recent years — before and coming out of COVID-19. But 2024 saw an ...

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Obesity among young Americans has been a major challenge for US military recruiters, as has an increase in chronic illness. Military recruitment is not easy. The military has to compete with private ...

In 2026, the U.S. military will do something it hasn’t done meaningfully in years: grow. Congress has authorized an increase of more than 30,000 active-duty service members across the force, with the ...

Military recruiting is on the upswing, but many recruiters say it's never been harder to get young people interested in service. Phone lists of numbers that once rang a family landline now dead-end at ...