The Trump-Hegseth effect.
According to a Fox News report, the Army announced on Tuesday that it “surpassed” its fiscal year 2025 recruiting goal of bringing in 61,000 recruits, and there are still four months left to go.
From Fox News:
This year’s goal is more than 10% higher than the 55,000 recruits targeted in fiscal 2024, demonstrating a surge in interest and enthusiasm for Army service. Recent recruiting momentum has seen average contracts per day exceeding last year’s levels by as much as 56% during the same period.
The Army has not reached its recruiting goals this early in the year since 2014, Army officials said in a statement.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll spoke about reaching their recruiting goal on Monday, while speaking on a panel at the AI Expo in Washington, D.C.
Both men spoke about the coming summer months historically being the best for recruiting and both are scheduled to appear on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify on the Army’s FY26 budget.
“Today the U.S. Army met our FY25 recruiting goals a whole four months ahead of schedule,” Driscoll said on Tuesday. “I want to thank the commander in chief, President Trump, and Secretary of Defense Hegseth for their decisive leadership and support which helped make this feat possible.
“I’m also extremely proud of the recruiters, leaders and other advocates who helped us smash this goal,” he continued. “America’s young women and men are proud of our country and want to serve in the U.S. Army and the results speak for themselves.”
More over at Fox News:
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