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The soldiers in the Parade sure looked motivated and happy!
On 6/19/25 09:30, John Smth wrote:
It's amazing what happens when you don't have male soldiers/sailors
prancing around in a dress and high heels.
'US Military Branch Already Hit Its 2025 Recruiting Goal'
<https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/06/19/this-us-military-branch-finally-hit-its-recruiting-goal-n2659088>
'This week, the secretary of the United States Navy announced that it
met its recruiting goal for the fiscal year 2025.
This came after reports surfaced throughout former President Joe Biden’s tenure that recruiting numbers were dropping.
"I am proud to announce we've met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting goal,
three months early. 40,600 future Sailors have signed up to serve in our
U.S. Navy," Secretary John Phelan said in a video announcement this
week.
“This is a critical time in history. The world is more complex and more contested than it has been in decades. Our ability to respond starts
with our greatest asset – our people. This milestone reflects more than numbers. It reflects the drive of our recruiters, innovation of our
team, and the courage of thousands of Americans who stepped forward to serve,” he added.
“This recruiting milestone is only the beginning, because the challenges ahead are growing. We’re in a new era of warfare, where the battlefield extends from sea bed to space,” he continued. “To our newest sailors: welcome to the fleet. Thank you. Your courage makes it all possible.”
In fiscal year 2023, the Navy missed its active-duty recruiting goal by several thousand recruits. The goal was 37,700. The Navy only recruited 30,236.
Last year, a report from Navy Times described this as a “crisis.” This did not just impact the Navy. Every branch except the Marines saw
recruiting numbers drop.
“I think we can absorb one year of missing mission,” Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander of Naval Surface Forces, said at the Surface Navy Association’s annual conference last year. “Two years — that’s going to
be a problem, that’s going to have an effect
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