Army Seeing Major Recruiting Momentum in 2025 After Hitting Goal Last Year
The Army is poised to easily hit its recruiting target this year as the service has made enormous gains in filling the ranks ahead of its traditional summer rush of new enlistments. As of last week, the Army had enlisted 51,837 recruits, or 85% of its 61,000 target for fiscal 2025, according service data provided […]
Army Reserve Reports Hitting Goal for Sergeants Amid Push to End Noncommissioned Officer Shortage
After years of a shortage of noncommissioned officers in the Army Reserve, the service component may finally be gaining ground on its leadership deficit. The Army Reserve has struggled for half a decade to promote junior soldiers to sergeant, a reverberating impact that has led to shortfalls in the senior NCO ranks. But now, the […]
Army Temporarily Suspends Reenlistment Bonuses for Soldiers After Hitting High Retention Rates
The Army is ending its reenlistment bonus, at least for a short while, as the service experiences notably high retention rates. A Sept. 12 internal Army Military Personnel Center message shared with Military.com detailed that the Selective Retention Bonus Program was shut down on “the effective date of this message.” This past April, the Army […]