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Soldiers participate in equal opportunity training at Fort Eustis, Virginia, June 23, 2020. The 60-hour course is designed to prepare Soldiers to be equal opportunity advisers in their respective units. (U.S. Army photo by David Overson) (Photo Credit: David Overson)

Army changes tack in how it trains recruiters

As the Army looks to another year of recruiting shortages, it takes a new look at how it trains recruiters.

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Students in the new Army prep course run around a track during physical training exercises at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. The new program prepares recruits for the demands of basic training. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

Recruiting struggles continue across the military

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Noah Ogrydzniak, Sumner Ogrydzniak, Cole Ogrydzniak

Some trends in America prompting a new marketing approach to recruit soldiers

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Secretary of Defense James Mattis hands a graduating cadet his diploma while congratulating him during commencement ceremonies at the United States Military Academy, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in West Point, N.Y. Nine Hundred and thirty six cadets received their diplomas, most of whom will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the army. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

The Army tries a new tactic to fill its pipeline with future officers

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FILE - About 130 soldiers with the U.S. Army's 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, wait to board a chartered plane during their deployment to Europe, March 11, 2022, at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. The Army is significantly cutting the total number of soldiers it expects to have in the force over the next two years, as the U.S. military faces what a top general called “unprecedented challenges” in bringing in new recruits. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

Army recruiting challenges mean force could shrink by tens of thousands more soldiers

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Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks as FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

Senator looking into potential pay abuse at ATF

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Musurlian, Peter

Army FORSCOM faces changes in troops’ needs, equipment and more

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Current Army budget may make modernizing more difficult

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Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division confirm the zero on their M4A1 carbines during advanced rifle marksmanship training on a range near Smardan, Romania, June 5, 2019. Advanced marksmanship training helps prepare the Soldiers of the 1-16th Infantry to be a lethal asset to NATO allies in support of Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeremiah Woods)

With new ad campaign, Army wants to highlight its ‘breadth and depth’

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Army stands up Chicago-based marketing operation to help bolster recruitment

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Army on track to meet its smaller 2019 recruitment goals

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Researchers investigate how social media can help Army reach younger recruits

The Army hired the RAND Corporation to examine its use of social media for a sense of what information appeals to potential recruits.

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In this Nov. 7, 2018, photo released by the U.S. Army, U.S. soldiers gather for a brief during a combined joint patrol rehearsal in Manbij, Syria. The United States’ main ally in Syria on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, rejected President Donald Trump’s claim that Islamic State militants have been defeated and warned that the withdrawal of American troops would lead to a resurgence of the extremist group. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zoe Garbarino via AP)

Low staffing hinders Army’s prospects to reach 2022 readiness goals

GAO’s Director of defense capabilities and management issues, John Pendleton, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the highlights.

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