Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drill sergeants welcome a new class of recruits prior to executing the 'First 100 Yards' at Fort Moore, Georgia, January 2024.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army has delegated two and three-star level commanders to approve and deny recruit waivers instead of pushing them up to the ...

The U.S. Army has stopped discharging immigrant recruits who enlisted seeking a path to citizenship — at least temporarily. A memo shared with The Associated Press on Wednesday and dated July 20 ...

As recently as 2022, the United States Army shipped off to basic training only two-thirds of the new recruits it had hoped to enlist. The Army fell short again in 2023, and the Navy and Coast Guard ...

Army Staff Sgt. Victoria Ortiz is new to recruiting but makes sure she is authentic with people. “People think that you have to lose yourself because you’re in a uniform and you don’t. People pick up ...

Factors contributing to the increase in average recruit age may include economic strain, loosened restrictions on entry, and a cultural shift at the Department of Defense. After multiple years of ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Thousands of Army recruits in training have to line up at least once more before heading home for the holidays — for mass inoculations of hundreds at a time against swine flu. The ...

WASHINGTON — As 2025 draws to a close, the United States Army reaffirmed its commitment to Soldiers after another incredible year. Throughout the year the Army spent 2025 preparing for a bigger and ...

A handful of the discharged recruits sued in federal court, prompting widespread media coverage of the purge last month. In recent months, dozens of recruits in the program, known as Military ...

New Army recruits are entering the service later in life than previous years, with the average enlistment age at 22.7, according to Army data. That figure, which reflects the average age of ...