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Army looks to popular ’80s slogan to help recruiting

The Army is making changes in strategy and its advertising campaign as it faces multiple recruiting challenges.

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Service members of color face racial harassment, safety issues and more, study says

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Pandemic causing long-term recruiting effects for Air Force

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SAN DIEGO (Dec. 28, 2021) Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Kayla Matos, from Brooklyn, N.Y., receives a COVID-19 booster shot in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Though not mandatory, the Navy recommends all Navy personnel receive the COVID-19 vaccine booster. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lake Fultz) 211228-N-DN347-1008

Navy appeals court decision barring punishment for SEALs who refused vaccine

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In this image provided by the U.S. Army, recent Army basic combat training graduates have their temperatures taken as they arrive at Fort Lee, Va, on March 31, 2020, after being transported using sterilized buses from Fort Jackson, S.C. (U.S. Army via AP)

Army hits end strength goals despite COVID, but next year may be tough

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Army meets endstrength goal for 2020 with mix of virtual innovation, job flexibility

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House NDAA presses DoD to get serious about sustainment costs

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In this image provided by the U.S. Army, recent Army basic combat training graduates have their temperatures taken as they arrive at Fort Lee, Va, on March 31, 2020, after being transported using sterilized buses from Fort Jackson, S.C. (U.S. Army via AP)

Despite coronavirus recruiting deficit, Army says it will hit end strength goal

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FILE - This March 27, 2008, aerial file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested what it called a flawed bidding process. U.S. government lawyers said in a court filing this week of March 13, 2020 that the Defense Department “wishes to reconsider its award decision” and take another look at how it evaluated technical aspects of the companies' proposals to run the $10 billion computing project. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon to use Defense Production Act for $133 million in N95 masks

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Army investing in IT for recruiters after failure to meet 2018 goals

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Army has its work cut out for it to build the force, Esper says

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Army phases out its early retirement program to retain more troops

The Army is getting rid of its early retirement program as it ramps up its end strength.

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After years of drawdowns, Army needs 80,000 new soldiers to meet 2018 growth targets

After years of shrinking the force, the Army is suddenly in growth mode again, creating new challenges for recruiters.

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Jared Serbu: Army faces challenge of onboarding 80K new soldiers

The Army hasn’t achieved a number like that in the past 20 years without violating DoD’s quality standards.

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