Hegseth bragging that military recruitment is up under Trump[ administration.

[Jit423]

He doesn't realize that military service, right now, is probably the most open, most job-secure employment.

[mdbl]

1. It's the Proud Boys Military

[kimbutgar]

3. How many proud boy's that were rejected before in previous administrations will now be accepted?

[odins folly]

6. Better question

How many would even want to go into actual service? Those ass clows are more into the cosplay act of playing soldiers vs actually being one.

[lame54]

7. They'll get to bully some Greenlanderers

[Phoenix61]

2. Like I'd believe anything he says.nt

[mercuryblues]

4. As usual

Biden set up the infrastructure. hemorrhoid mouth takes the credit. Now he wants to restrict it.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/04/21/army-recruiting-upswing-service-hits-85-of-annual-goal-5-months-left.html
Driving the shortfall is a narrowing pool of eligible recruits. Pentagon officials estimate just 23% of Americans aged 17 to 24 qualify to serve, citing rising obesity rates and poor performance on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, a standardized test used to screen potential enlistees. Public school test scores have dropped steadily for years, particularly among boys, and that trend was exacerbated by pandemic-era disruptions.

The service turned that around when it introduced the Future Soldiers Preparatory Courses, which help applicants meet body fat and academic standards and have proven to be a recruitment lifeline. Once recruits are in compliance with the Army's standards, they move on to basic training.

Last year, one-quarter of Army applicants, who otherwise would not have been allowed to enlist, attended at least one of those prep courses.

But that stopgap measure may soon face limits. Two Army officials familiar with internal discussions told Military.com the service is considering capping the number of recruits allowed to enter via prep courses.

[Ping Tung]

5. Young, healthy, obedient, subservient, recruits, wanted to fill cannon-fodder positions.

"It doesn't matter which side wins if you're dead." Yossarian from Catch-22