US Army recruiting shatters record after Trump election win
By: Alexandra Koch, Fox News Published (New York Post)
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By Alexandra Koch, Fox NewsPublished Feb. 5, 2025, 4:23 a.m. ET
The US Army recently announced it shattered previous recruiting records, with December 2024 being the most productive December in 15 years.
The branch reported it enlisted nearly 350 soldiers every day that month, Army officials announced Tuesday on social media.
"Our Recruiters have one of the toughest jobs - inspiring the next generation of #Soldiers to serve. Congratulations and keep up the great work! #BAYCB," Army recruiting officials wrote in a post on X.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took to X to share the news.
"BOTTOM LINE: America's youth want to serve under the bold & strong "America First" leadership of [President Donald Trump] @realDonaldTrump."
In October 2023, the Army unveiled a series of sweeping changes to its recruiting enterprise, including an expanded focus on a larger share of the labor market and the creation of a specialized talent acquisition workforce.
3President Donald Trump reviews the troops in Emancipation Hall after his inauguration at the Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025. POOL/AFP via Getty Images
The Army surged medical providers to Military Entrance Processing Stations across the country to help make the enlistment process more efficient, and leveraged innovative new technologies to reach expanded audiences and help identify candidates interested in military service.
There was also a notable expansion of the branch's Future Soldier Preparatory Course, which helps potential recruits overcome academic and physical fitness barriers to service, while allegedly "not sacrificing quality for quantity."
Still, the US military missed its recruiting goals by 41,000 in 2023.
In 2024, theArmy announced it was cutting its force by 24,000 in a restructuring to "help the service fight in future wars."
3US Army soldiers walk in front of the US Capitol Building on Jan. 18, 2025. Getty Images3The Us Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps parade in front of Trump during Inauguration ceremonies. POOL/AFP via Getty Images
The almost 5 percent of jobs cut affected posts that remained empty, according to the Army.
Fox News Digital's Stephen Sorace contributed to this story.
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As the headline read on MSN, "What a Difference a PotUS Makes".
Patriots are stepping up to serve, cowardly bitches are just whining about him
The military was never meant to be a testbed for social experimentation.
The people recognize that the armed forces are now back in the hands and control of sane, rational, and patriotic adults.
Really good news
Have you ever seen such an explosion of patriots so willing to be privately referred to as suckers and losers by their own commander in chief?
That's good. They'll be needed for the Gaza invasion
What Gaza invasion? We'd be going in there to clean up and help rebuild the place, for those Palestinians who would prefer to live in peace with their neighbors. That would mean relocating the militants.
You know certain people who don't understand what was said need to cry about it somewhere.
Yeah, right. Another fucking Iraq !
Nah, it's too far gone for that. The reality is.....
Hamas Will Not Control Gaza Again, Witkoff Says
Now they have prep schools for basic training? When I went to basic you either performed or you were washed out. Any kind of preparation for basic was done by the recruit on his or her own time before they went to basic
Seems young maga's realize there are no jobs available for the uneducated "mama's boys". Better get on DoD payroll NOW ! Sounds like the history of Hegseth the unqualified PoS.