US Military’s Recruiting Woes Are a National Security Crisis

A military recruitment center stands in Times Square in Manhattan on Sept. 4, 2020, in New York City.

America’s armed services are failing to meet their recruiting goals, with the Army in particular suffering the worst shortfalls in five decades. There are many reasons behind this, but one is very surprising: veterans themselves. Recent reporting and anecdotal evidence indicate the likelihood that children of service members will sign up, or be urged to […]

‘Ready, Not Woke’: Republican Criticism Hits a Nerve Amid Army Recruiting Woes

Secretary of the U.S. Army Christine E. Wormuth.

Once sacrosanct, the military has increasingly become a political punching bag in Washington, D.C., but the country’s largest service has lately started taking some swings of its own. “We are a ready Army, not a ‘woke’ Army,” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told reporters Tuesday. “What I’m trying to talk about now is how that drip, […]

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