Green Berets Have Struggled for Years with Recruiting, Internal Data Shows

Operators from the 20th Special Forces Group during a training exercise.

Last year, the Army failed to hit its recruiting goal for the first time in decades. But the service’s Special Forces has been struggling to bring in new talent since before the pandemic, recruiting data shows. As Green Beret recruiting has faltered for years, the Army has also been chipping away at the size of […]

2023 Ain’t 2022: More Americans Signing Up with Army Guard, Internal Docs Show

Guam National Guard soldier helps remove debris after Typhoon Mawar.

The Army National Guard is behind on its recruiting goals for this year but is bringing more people into the ranks compared to last year, the worst recruiting year since the military went to an all-volunteer force. The service component has come up about 10% short of its goals on recruits for each month between […]