Any further budget delays, including the possibility of a full-year stopgap funding measure, will have “significant consequences” for the Army and its efforts to recruit, modernize and support missions around the world, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth warns.
The Army continues to seek talented young people to join the service amid “one of the toughest recruiting landscapes” in over three decades, the two-star in charge of Army Recruiting Command said.
In December, the Association of the U.S. Army’s “Army Matters” podcast series delves into how the Army has ventured into the world of esports to reach out to gamers and fans alike.
In the past decade, esports has grown into a global, billion-dollar business. Tapping into this popularity, particularly among young people, is the Army’s esports Call of Duty team. These soldiers not only go up against other gamers, but they also share their stories about life as a soldier and the benefits of service.
Fifty years on, and facing a tough recruiting environment, a professional, all-volunteer force remains “the best model” for the U.S. military, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.
Speaking at the Center for a New American Security, Hicks said that when the U.S. shifted to an all-volunteer force 50 years ago, “success was not a given.”
“Moving from conscripts to relying exclusively on volunteers to raise their hand and make a commitment to military service was a new ballgame,” Hicks said.
Soldiers can qualify for several new incentives, including promotions and cash bonuses, if they volunteer to serve as recruiters, the Army has announced.
The Army is working to bolster its recruiting force during one of the most challenging recruiting environments the service has faced in decades. Soldiers who volunteer are being offered incentives along with a promise that they and their families will be taken care of, said Lt. Gen. Douglas Stitt, deputy Army chief of staff for personnel, G-1.
The Army should expand its “Be All You Can Be” recruiting campaign to also focus on retention challenges, according to a new paper published by the Association of the U.S. Army.
“The Army says it has met its retention goals for Fiscal Year 2023,” Lt. Col. Amos Fox writes in the paper. “Yet, merely accomplishing a retention goal does not tell the whole story; such an accomplishment can actually hide personnel challenges.”
The Army is professionalizing its recruiting force with a new MOS and an assessment process aimed at selecting the right people for the job, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George said.
In remarks at a talent management forum at the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., George outlined the coming transformation in Army recruiting, which will include a shift in how recruiters are identified and where they recruit.
Sweeping changes are coming to Army recruiting as the service aims to find soldiers in new markets, create a specialized recruiting force and elevate the power of Army Recruiting Command, senior leaders announced.
The moves, which seek to transform the Army’s recruiting enterprise, come as the service has missed its recruiting goals for the past three years, including the most recent fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.
Land is the domain where battles are decided, and as the world’s premier land power, the U.S. Army will remain a relevant force in any future conflict, the service’s senior leaders said.
At the inaugural event in the Strategic Landpower Dialogue series hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George enumerated the ways in which the Army will remain a winning land power.
