The Army's Recruiting Problem Is Male
The issue is convincing men to put on the uniform. A decade of declining recruitment numbers for the Army is almost entirely attributable to a significant drop in male recruiting as female enlistments have remained relatively flat, internal service data reviewed by Military.com shows. Since 2013, male enlistments have dropped 35%, going from 58,000 men […]
Army's Premier Education Benefits May Be on Chopping Block, with Tuition Assistance Cuts Being Considered, Too
The Army is seeking cuts to two major education benefits — a move that expands previously reported potential cutbacks to credentialing assistance for soldiers and that could affect more than 100,000 troops who tap the benefits each year. Last week, Military.com reported the Army was eyeing cuts to its Credentialing Assistance program. But the potential […]
2 Space Force Guardians Become Service's First Graduates of Army's Drill Instructor Academy
Two Space Force Guardians have graduated from the Army’s Drill Instructor Academy at Fort Jackson in South Carolina, marking a first for the nation’s newest service branch. Space Force Tech. Sgt. David Gudgeon and Sgt. Yuji Moore graduated from the Army’s program Wednesday, according to a news release from Fort Jackson. “This is historic, and […]
A Moment of Truth for the Army's Chief Laser Weapon
After nearly a decade in development, the Army’s primary vehicle-mounted laser weapon is on a collision course with its most fearsome foe yet — dust. The service has deployed four Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense, or DE M-SHORAD, prototypes — Stryker infantry carrier vehicles outfitted with 50-kilowatt laser weapons systems — to the Middle […]
