Did you know that, during the Biden years, military recruitment was far below its goals – necessary goals if we are to maintain a strong military that protects us and our allies around the world.
How bad has it been? From Dexter Filkins’ article for The New Yorker:
In 2022 and 2023, the Army missed its recruitment goal by nearly twenty-five per cent—about fifteen thousand troops a year. It hit the mark last year, but only by reducing the target by more than ten thousand. The Navy has also fared badly: it failed to reach its goals in 2023, then met them in 2024 by filling out the ranks with recruits of a lower standard; nearly half measured below average on an aptitude exam.
That bad.
But will the military fare any better now that Donald Trump rather than Joe Biden, is President? From Ben Zeisloft’s article for The Western Journal, we have this:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Tuesday that preliminary recruitment figures for the military show how interest in serving is quickly rising under President Donald Trump.
Hegseth revealed that the Army had its best recruitment totals in 12 years in December 2024, the first full month after Trump was re-elected.
That was followed by the best recruiting numbers in 15 years as of January 2025, the month in which Trump officially took office.
The conclusion Hegseth drew is that “America’s youth want to serve” under the bold and strong “America First” leadership offered by Trump.
The Army now expects to add 10 more basic training units in April across Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, according to a report from Military.com. That puts the Army on track to train 9,600 recruits per year.
Do you feel safer? You should.
Do you feel better about the readiness of our military/the protection it can afford us and our allies going forward? You should.
From a military standpoint, do you feel better that Joe Biden – or, more exactly, the puppeteers running his administration – are out of office?
I apologize for the question, because it insults your intelligence.
